24 Sights in Tel Aviv, Israel (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Tel Aviv, Israel! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Tel Aviv. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Italian bombing of Tel Aviv

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Italian bombing of Tel Aviv

The Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II was part of an effort by the Italian Royal Air Force to strike at the United Kingdom by attacking those parts of the British Empire in the Middle East.

Wikipedia: Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II (EN)

2. American–German Colony

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American–German Colony Sylvia Steinberg / Attribution

The American–German Colony is a residential neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. It is located between Eilat Street and HaRabbi MiBacherach Street and adjoins Neve Tzedek. It was originally established as an American colony, but when that failed, it was resettled and became a German Templer colony, which in time evolved into a mixed German Protestant colony.

Wikipedia: American–German Colony (EN)

3. The Track Park

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The Railway Park is a public park in south Tel Aviv on the route of the Ottoman railway in the vicinity of Neve Tzedek, between Nahalat Binyamin Street in the east and up to the station compound and Kaufman Street in the west. The park partially opened to the public in October 2020. One of the main inspirations for the park is the Jerusalem Railway Park, which was inaugurated in 2013.

Wikipedia: פארק המסילה (תל אביב) (HE)

4. HaKovshim

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HaKovshim

The Garden of the Conquerors is a public memorial garden in south-central Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The park is bounded by the Carmelit Bus Terminal, Hassan Bek Mosque, Shabazi neighborhood and near urban landmarks such as Carmel Market, Charles Clore Park and the David Intercontinental Hotel. It is surrounded by low-rise construction with commercial facades and measures about 23 dunams. The garden has an extensive lawn, children's play facilities and a monument.

Wikipedia: גן הכובשים (HE)

5. Shuk HaPishpeshim

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Shuk HaPishpeshim

The Jaffa Flea Market is a flea market where various objects, clothes and furniture items are sold, new and used. The market is located in the area of Amiad, Olei Zion, Yehuda Margoza and Beit Eshel Streets in Jaffa.

Wikipedia: שוק הפשפשים (יפו) (HE), Website, Fixme

6. הישיבה הגדולה נחלת יצחק עטרת נחמיה

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Yeshivat Ateret Nehemia is a religious Zionist high yeshiva, located in the Nahalat Yitzhak neighborhood of Tel Aviv, headed by Rabbi Micha Halevi, rabbi of Petah Tikva. The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Chaim Steiner.

Wikipedia: ישיבת עטרת נחמיה (HE)

7. LGBT Holocaust Victims Memorial

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The Memorial to Gays and Lesbians Persecuted in the Holocaust is a monument erected in Meir Park, near the Civic Center for the Gay Community, commemorating gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders who were persecuted and murdered during World War II due to sexual orientation or gender identity. The monument was erected by the Tel Aviv municipality, and at the initiative of the Association for LGBT Rights, Meretz Tel Aviv-Yafo council member Eran Lev, and other LGBT activists.

Wikipedia: אנדרטה לזכר ההומואים והלסביות שנרדפו בשואה (תל אביב) (HE)

8. Tel Aviv Great Synagogue

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Tel Aviv Great Synagogue ברוך ניב / CC BY 2.5

The Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv is located on 110 Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, just east of the Shalom Tower. The building was designed by Yehuda Magidovitch in 1922 and completed in 1926. It was renovated in 1970 with a new external facade of arches.

Wikipedia: Great Synagogue (Tel Aviv) (EN)

9. Tel Kudadi

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Tell Qudadi, also known as Tell esh-Shuna is an ancient site located near the mouth of the Yarkon River and the Reading Power Station in the city of Tel Aviv, Israel. It was discovered in 1934 by Jacob Ory and was excavated first by P. L. O. Guy in 1937 and then by Eleazar Sukenik, Shmuel Yeivin and Nahman Avigad in 1937-1938. They discovered a fortress dated to the Iron Age and believed that it was an Israelite fortress built in the 10th or 9th centuries BCE and destroyed by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE.

Wikipedia: Tell Qudadi (EN)

10. Yarkon River Mouth Lighthouse

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Reading Light, also known as Tell Qudadi Light, HaYarkon Light, Auja Light and Tel Aviv Light, is an inactive lighthouse in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located near the beach on the north side of the Yarkon River estuary, on the foot of the Tel Aviv south breakwater, next to the Tel Aviv Port and the Levant Fair buildings area. It takes its name from the Reading Power Station.

Wikipedia: Reading Light (EN)

11. St. Nicolas Church

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Saint Nicholas Monastery is an Armenian monastery built in the first millennium AD. Located in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, near the harbour and facing the Mediterranean, the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which rents out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes.

Wikipedia: Saint Nicholas Monastery, Jaffa (EN)

12. Jaffa Light

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Jaffa Light No machine-readable author provided. CaptainHaddock assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

Jaffa Light is a lighthouse in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located on a hilltop above the old Jaffa Port, in the historical part of the city. It operated between 1865 and 1966, although now deactivated it is still used as a daylight navigation aid.

Wikipedia: Jaffa Light (EN)

13. The Sea Mosque

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The Sea Mosque Ori~ / CC BY-SA 3.0

The al-Bahr Mosque or Masjid al-Bahr (Arabic: مسجد البحر, Misgad HaYam, meaning in all languages The Sea Mosque, is the oldest extant mosque in the historical part of Jaffa, Israel. Built in 1675, It is situated on the HaAliya HaShniya Street near the harbour. Due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, fishermen and sailors used the mosque, as well as nearby inhabitants of the surrounding area. Built by the 'Azza /Alazzeh family as inscribed in stone above the entrance next to the Basmala.

Wikipedia: Al-Bahr Mosque (EN)

14. Hapalmach Museum

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Hapalmach MuseumOri~ / Attribution

The Palmach Museum is a museum located in Ramat Aviv, Israel dedicated to the Palmach, the strike-force of the pre-state underground Haganah defense organization, which was later integrated into the Israel Defense Forces.

Wikipedia: Palmach Museum (EN)

15. St. Peter's Church of England

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St. Peter's Church of England Ori~ / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Anglican Church is an abandoned Presbyterian church located at 48 Yefet Street in Jaffa, opposite the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony. The building is surrounded by a neglected garden and on its eastern side is a square tower typical of Scottish ecclesiastical architecture.

Wikipedia: הכנסייה האנגליקנית (יפו) (HE)

16. Gan HaGat

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Gan HaGat

The Garden of the Garden is an archaeological site from the Hellenistic period located in northern Tel Aviv. The site is located in a small public park, located at the end of Haim Basuk Street, which branches off New Society Street not far from Kikar HaMedina.

Wikipedia: גן הגת (HE)

17. Beyond the realm

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Beyond the realm

"Beyond the Limits" or "Beyond the Borders" (1989) is a sculpture by the Israeli sculptor Zadok Ben David. The statue was placed on the Tel Aviv-Yafo promenade in 1990, as one of 12 outdoor sculptures placed in a sculpture project curated by Micha Levin.

Wikipedia: מעבר לתחום (HE)

18. House of Simon the Tanner

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House of Simon the Tanner Ori~ / CC BY-SA 3.0

The House of Simon the Tanner is a building in Old Jaffa where, according to Armenian tradition, Saint Peter, one of the apostles who spread the teachings of Jesus and the first Pope, was hosted. According to Catholic tradition, the house was located where the Catholic St. Peter's Church now stands, while the Russians hold a third version that places it in the Church of St. Peter in Abu Kabir.

Wikipedia: בית שמעון הבורסקאי (HE)

19. The Arab-Hebrew Theater

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The Arab-Hebrew Theater or Al Saraya Theater is a multilingual theater located in the Old Saraya House in the Old City of Jaffa. It serves as a stage for two theater companies working independently and together in two languages: Hebrew and Arabic. The Hebrew company is "Teatron Mekomi ", which was established in 1990 by Yigal Ezrati and Gabi Eldor, and the Arab company is "Al-Saraya", which was established in 1998. The theater is partially funded by the Ministry of Culture and the Tel Aviv Municipality. The theater has three arts directors: Mohammad Bakri, Yigal Ezrati, and Gabi Eldor.

Wikipedia: The Arab-Hebrew Theater (EN)

20. Jabalya Mosque

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Jabalya MosqueOri~ / Attribution

Jabaliya Mosque is a mosque located in Kidron Park in the Givat Aliya neighborhood of Jaffa, near the Jaffa Window Bridge. The mosque was founded in 1877 by Hajj Mohammed al-Sakhafi, and renovated in 1943 and 2002. There is also a madrasa.

Wikipedia: מסגד ג'באליה (HE)

21. Libian immigrants Synagogue

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The Libyan synagogue of Jaffa is an Mizrahi Jewish synagogue built inside a former hotel in 1948 by Jewish immigrants from Libya. Located on Rehov Mazal Daggim, the Pisces (Fish) Street, in the historical part of Jaffa, it is the oldest synagogue in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Wikipedia: Libyan Synagogue, Jaffa (EN)

22. Etzel Museum

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Etzel Museum Ori~ / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Etzel House, commonly known as Beit Gidi, is a museum located in Tel Aviv, Israel dedicated to the Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun, also known by its acronym Etzel. Beit Gidi is one of the two buildings belonging to the Etzel Museum of Tel Aviv and it is placed next to the sea shore.

Wikipedia: Etzel House (EN)

23. Heichal HaTarbut

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Heichal HaTarbut, officially known as the Charles Bronfman Auditorium and until 2013 as the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, is the largest concert hall in Tel Aviv, Israel, and home to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wikipedia: Culture Palace (Tel Aviv) (EN), Website

24. Tel Aviv historic mosaic

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Tel Aviv historic mosaic ד"ר אבישי טייכר / CC BY 2.5

Little Tel Aviv is a glass mosaic, created by Israeli artist Nahum Gutman, depicting the history of the city of Tel Aviv on three central panels placed in the heart of a fountain, surrounded by a circle with 15 additional pictures on it. The mosaic was placed in January 1976 in front of Tel Aviv-Yafo City House in Bialik Square. In 2008 it was removed and stored in municipal warehouses until 2011, when it was placed in its new location in front of Rothschild 1 Tower on Rothschild Boulevard.

Wikipedia: פסיפס תולדות תל אביב (HE)

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