Best places: Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Israel

Archeological mound at crest of hill, dating from the Bronze Age and identified with ancient Azekah.

👍👍 I live in Israel, travel a lot and still think that this place and the very close Beit Govrin park are among the most unique and fun places. Caves from all kind (housing caves, burial caves, Columbariums, and all set in a beautiful setting and close to each other. This place is free to enter and the...

👍👍 Khirbat Umm Burj was a Palestinian Arab village. Beautiful area with a Byzantine church and various burial tombs with tunnel interconnections. Beautiful area around 430 above sea level with and makes a beautiful hiking and cycling site.

😐 We had a great deal of difficulty finding the park due to lack of signs and navigation confusion. Navigate to Karmei Yosef on Highway 44 and enter the moshav on Tamar St. At the roundabout, continue uphill on Gefen Street, past the stores on the right, until the road appears to end at a gravel lot...

👍👍 In Motza (neighborhood of Jerusalem), there is the Yellin House. The first house built in Motza in 1890. The house is a symbol of the beginning of agricultural settlement in the Land of Israel. It was built by Yehoshua Yellin, the son of David Tevye Yellin, who had purchased the land from the Arabs...

Mound with centuries-old remains from Egyptian & biblical periods, plus vineyards & orchards.

👍👍 Great place to see some ruins up close! There is also a small but informative museum with coins from all around. You'll see some ruins from the destruction of the temple and a few really great views. Note:on Fridays the Ophel is closed.

😠 Cost money to go. You can see that type of archeological stuff (and better) for free all over israel.

👍👍 Archeological site. The ruins of the old Village Itri, near Bet Shemesh, within the Adullam-France Park.

👍👍 This place is for free,there are some stunning trails walking through the forest. They are also some amazing mosaic and archaeology stuff. Highly recommended.

👍👍 Absolutely fascinating place. The ground you stand on is made up of the crumbled ruins of thousands of years of civilization, and the shifting soil constantly brings strange forgotten things to the surface. Bend down and examine a rock—or is that a 5000 year old shard of pottery? The archeologists I...

Subterranean pool built in 789, with Islamic arches & inscriptions, plus rowboats for exploring.

👍👍 About 30 minutes from Jerusalem in modi'in a historical sight. I'd advise to go on a short hike on Sher Hill. Um El Umdan is a synagogue from the 2nd century BC. The name comes from the Hebrew word "עמוד" (amod) that means pole, and the synagogue has a few poles. Next to the synagogue there is a "mi...

👍 A very, very authentic place.. Nahal Shork. Adds beauty.. accessible to the disabled. There is no parking in the area .. you have to park near the soccer field .. then walk on the path .. worth a visit ..

👍👍 Amazing place. To people interested in Jewish history this is a must see site. Beware though. The sound of the muezzin may disrupt the whole thing. EXTREMELY loud. Perhaps on purpose. A taste of the middle East.

👍👍 This impressive Roman building was used as a landowner's family burial vault at the beginning of the 4th century CE. The temple-like façade is Classical in style, with two pillars in the center and two elaborate doorposts. Through the single opening, which was once closed by a stone door, one enters...

👍👍 Ścieżką przez gąszcze. W czasach Starego Testamentu jedno z ważniejszych miast na równinie Szaronu. Ok. roku 100 ustalono kanon ksiąg Biblii żydowskiej.

👍👍 I have no idea why the name appears in Arabic, the languages of the usurpers. This is the premier Jewish heritage site in the world and should be visited often.

👍👍 It was quite interesting actually. And also kinda blah because it's just a standing building in the middle of nowhere.

👍👍 Newly open to public during specific times! Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in the morning, they let a set number of people enter each day it seems. We arrived at about 11:45 and were the last two. Pretty cool! Although you cannot go into the tombs. 10NIS each to enter