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Tourist tip of the day

Revivim, with its groves of olive trees, is the epitome of David Ben-Gurion's call to make the desert bloom. Even Golda Meir made it her home.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Mar 21, 2013 | 07:40 AM

Tourist Tip #126 / Sde Boker
By Brian Schaefer
Tourist Tip #119 / Makhtesh Ramon, the geological marvel of the Negev
By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh
Tourist Tip #104 / Avdat National Park
By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh

Tourist tip #174 / Bringing your pet to Israel

Since you treat your pet like family, Israel does too: You have to have all the proper documents to make it past customs. Don't stress; the hints below should throw you a bone.

By Ruth Schuster | Feb 26, 2013 | 10:00 AM | 3

Tourist tip #173 / Nahalat Binyamin street fair

A vibrant venue to shop for alternative souvenirs in the heart of Tel Aviv, right smack by the Carmel Market.

By Debra Kamin | Feb 25, 2013 | 08:46 AM

Tourist tip #172 / The Holon Design Museum

The museum building itself is a tribute to beauty and functionality.

By Lolita Brayman | Feb 24, 2013 | 07:00 AM

Tourist tip #171 / Alliance Church International Cemetery in Jerusalem

Once neglected and abandoned, this historic cemetery on south Jerusalem's trendy Emek Refaim Street is getting a new life (so to speak).

By Rahel S. Jaskow | Feb 22, 2013 | 08:16 AM

Music boxes at the Nisco Museum of Mechanical Music

Tourist tip #170 / Nisco Museum of Mechanical Music

After moving to Israel in the mid-'70s, Nisan Cohen opened the Middle East's only museum dedicated to music boxes, player pianos, hurdy gurdies, gramophones and other devices.

By Marty Friedlander | Feb 21, 2013 | 07:40 AM

Tourist tip #169 / The Israeli taxi experience

Taking a taxi in Israel is a great way to find out what a 'real Israeli' thinks, to share a bit about yourself and to get to know a new app.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 20, 2013 | 10:48 AM

Tourist tip #168 / Television in English for kids

If you're kids are pooped from sightseeing and just want to kick back and watch TV, there are varied offerings, assuming your hotel has a 'children's TV package.'

By Ruth Schuster | Feb 19, 2013 | 09:29 AM

Tourist tip #167 / Herodium, home of the most reviled monarch in Judea

You can't miss it. The vast stone fortress built by the late King Herod stands out like a sore thumb. He meant it that way.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 18, 2013 | 07:44 AM

Tourist tip #166 / How to take inter-city shared taxis between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Sure, you can negotiate the maze of the central bus stations in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. Or, you can bypass the chaos and get on your way.

By Brian Schaefer | Feb 17, 2013 | 08:05 AM | 2

Tourist tip #165 / Bible Hill: Jerusalem in 360 degrees

This hidden spot, covered in wildflowers and just across from the soon-to-be-renovated old railway station, offers stunning views of Jerusalem in all directions.

By Vivian Eden | Feb 15, 2013 | 10:01 AM

Museums & Exhibits

A chilly spectacle at Jerusalem's International Ice Festival

By Reuters | 12:11 PM

Israeli childhood in pictures

By Tamar Rotem | 06:19 AM

Photos worth 1,000 sorrows

By City Mouse Online | 09:16 AM

Parks & Nature

A peaceful hike in a region of conflict

By Moshe Gilad | 03:30 PM

Winter camping in Israel just got easier

By Rina Rozenberg | 11:23 AM | 4

The aerial antics of Israel's starlings

By Eli Ashkenazi | 12:35 PM | 4

Shopping & Shuks

Dafna Lustig in Paper Jam fashions: Doesn’t want to copy trends.

Collection / Jam-flavored clothes

By Sahar Shalev | 05:26 AM

Israeli designers collaborate on a collection of woven jewelry

By Hilla Ohayon | 04:34 AM

Collection / Love that leather

By Hilla Ohayon | 05:59 AM