Historic sites & tours in Jerusalem
16 places, each with its address, phone number, opening hours and a map pin. Open a listing for the details.
16 places
Historic sites & toursAbraham Tours Jerusalem Free Tour (Old City)Old City - meets outside Jaffa GateA daily two-hour tips-based walking tour of the Old City's four quarters in English, meeting in the plaza outside Jaffa Gate, with viewpoints over the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Guides are licensed by Israel's Ministry of Tourism.
English spokenDirections- Historic sites & toursAustrian Hospice RooftopOld City - Muslim Quarter, Via Dolorosa at Hagai Street
The roof terrace of the nineteenth-century Austrian pilgrim guesthouse, where Via Dolorosa crosses Hagai Street, giving an open view over the Old City rooftops, the Temple Mount and out to the Mount of Olives for a token fee.
English spokenDirections - Historic sites & toursChain of Generations CenterOld City - Western Wall Plaza, Jewish Quarter
A guided walk through illuminated glass sculptures set in ancient halls beside the Western Wall, telling the story of Jewish continuity and ending at a window over the Kotel. Runs in Hebrew and English with advance booking.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursCity of David National ParkOld City area - outside Dung Gate (Silwan ridge)
The national park on the ridge just outside Dung Gate where ancient Jerusalem began, with Warren's Shaft, the dry Canaanite tunnel and the water-filled Hezekiah's (Siloam) Tunnel running down to the Pool of Siloam. Sold as self-guided entry, with guided tours bookable separately.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursEin Kerem Village WalkEin Kerem
A stone village on Jerusalem's western edge, traditionally the birthplace of John the Baptist, with Mary's Spring, several churches and monasteries, artists' studios and cafes along winding lanes, about 20 minutes from the city centre.
- Historic sites & toursHurva Synagogue - 360 Lookout and Underground PassagewayOld City - Jewish Quarter, Hurva Square
The rebuilt nineteenth-century Hurva synagogue, the landmark dome of the Jewish Quarter, visited as a ticketed site with an underground passage of earlier remains and an upper walkway giving a 360-degree view over the Old City.
- Historic sites & toursJerusalem Archaeological Park - Davidson CenterOld City - Dung Gate, beside the Western Wall
The excavated area along the southern and western walls of the Temple Mount - Herodian street, the pilgrim steps, ritual baths and the toppled stones of 70 CE - with an indoor exhibition centre. Run by the Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursMahane Yehuda Market Culinary Tour (Smart Tour)Mahane Yehuda / City Centre
A guided culinary walk through the alleys of Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem's central food market, led by a chef who mixes the market's history with tastings at its most distinctive stalls. Run by Smart Tour, which also operates the city's bike and EZ-Raider tours.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursMount of Olives Observation PointMount of Olives (Har HaZeitim)
The classic panorama of Jerusalem: an open terrace above the Old City looking across to the Temple Mount, the Kidron Valley and the Armon HaNatziv ridge, set above the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery, reputedly the oldest burial ground still in use anywhere.
- Historic sites & toursRamparts WalkOld City - Jaffa Gate ticket office
A walk along the top of Suleiman's sixteenth-century city walls, on two routes from Jaffa Gate: south past the Tower of David to Dung Gate, or north above the Christian and Muslim Quarters to Lions' Gate. Unusually for a ticketed Jerusalem site, it is open on Shabbat.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursSmart Tour EZ-Raider JerusalemFirst Station / German Colony
Guided rides on EZ-Raider electric off-road scooters around Jerusalem's valleys and promenades, setting out from the First Station. The company replaced its Segway fleet with EZ-Raiders in 2022 and also runs bike and culinary tours.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursThe Burnt HouseOld City - Jewish Quarter
The excavated basement of a priestly family's house burned in the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, presented with an audio-visual reconstruction of the city's last days. One of the most direct pieces of evidence for the destruction found in the Jewish Quarter.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursThe Priestly Homes - Herodian Quarter (Wohl Archaeological Museum)Old City - Jewish Quarter
Six mansions of Jerusalem's Second Temple-era aristocracy, preserved three metres below today's Jewish Quarter beneath Yeshivat HaKotel, with frescoes, mosaic floors, stone vessels and ritual baths. One of the largest underground archaeological sites of its kind.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursTower of David Night SpectacularOld City - Jaffa Gate
A 40-minute sound-and-light show projected onto the walls of the Tower of David citadel, telling Jerusalem's story in images and music with no spoken language. Two versions run - the classic Night Spectacular and 'King David' - ticketed separately from the museum.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursWestern Wall Tunnels - The Great Stone RouteOld City - Western Wall Plaza, Jewish Quarter
The original Western Wall Tunnels tour, walking the hidden continuation of the Kotel under the Old City past Herodian vaults, cisterns and the Strouthion Pool, including the huge 'Great Stone'. Entry is only with a certified guide and only by advance reservation.
English spokenCallDirections - Historic sites & toursZedekiah's Cave (King Solomon's Quarries)Old City walls - between Damascus Gate and Herod's Gate
A vast man-made cavern quarried under the Old City, running some 225 metres in from the wall between Damascus Gate and Herod's Gate. It now hosts an immersive projection show, 'Mysteries Beneath the Walls', alongside limited self-guided entry.