Places worth the detour in Haifa
79 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Haifa, Israel, across 7 kinds of detour; natural wonders & landscapes are the largest group (21). Best known: Beit She'arim National Park. 68 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 79
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 19 are on the map and on the Israel pages.
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1.Beit She'arim National Park
Ruins & the uncanny · 20th century · Notable
Archaeological site and national park in Israel
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4.Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh
Built landmarks · Notable
Tomb of the founder of the Báhá'í Faith in Bahjí near Acre, Israel
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6.Tabun cave
Nature & landscapes · Notable
Cave; part of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara archaeological site in the Carmel mountain range in northern Israel
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8.Bahá'í Terraces
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
Garden terraces around the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel
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9.Carmel City
Ruins & the uncanny · 21st century · Notable
Former Druze-Arab city in northern Israel
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13.Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Haifa, Israel
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14.Ghetto Fighters' House
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum commemorating the Holocaust and Jewish heroism
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18.Atlit Yam
Ruins & the uncanny · 69th century BC · Hidden gem
Submerged neolithic settlement in Israel
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20.Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
National museum of science, technology and space in Haifa, Israel
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21.Haifa Museum of Art
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Shabbetai Levi Street, Haifa
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26.Israeli National Maritime Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Maritime and archaeological museum in Israel
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27.Al-Manshiyya, Acre
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
A depopulated village in the Acre Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
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31.Al-Sumayriyya
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Village in mandatory Palestine which was depopulated in the 1948 war
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35.El Wad
Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem
Epipalaeolithic archaeological site in Mount Carmel, Israel
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39.Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Haifa
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monastery in Israel
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46.Tell Keisan
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
An archaeological site located 8 km from the Mediterranean coast in the Galilee region of Israel between Haifa and Akko
