World Bahá'í Center
Haifa, Sderot HatsiyonutBahá'í Faith took shape in the religious movement in the mid-19th century, and Haifa is the main administrative and spiritual center. The center includes a temple and gardens in Akko, as well as the gardens and the Shrine of the Bab located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa
Haifa Zoo
Haifa, Str.HaTishbi, 124Haifa Zoo, bearing the name of Louis Ariel Goldschmit - an excellent place for a family visit. It was originally created in 1949 by Pinchas Cohen as a small farm of pets, a place for biology classes in the nearby school
Monastery Stella Maris
Haifa, Derech Stella Maris, 23From the most ancient times, Mount Carmel was revered as a holy place, and any belief in this matter was explained in its own way. Monk-Carmelites reached the mountain in the era of the Crusades. The patron of this order was Ilya the Prophet, who lived, as you know, in a mountain cave
Mane Kats Museum
Haifa, Str. Yafe Nof, 89Mane Katz Museum was opened in 1977, in 2010 it was closed for restoration, and again earned a year later. In the building that he occupies, the artist-expressionist worked in the last years of his life. The museum exhibits include hundreds of paintings written in oil, gouache or pastel, as well as drawings
Museum of Science, Technology and Space in Haifa
Haifa, St Balfour, 14The National Museum of Science, Technology and Space (MadaTek) was founded in 1983 and occupied a historic building, which was the first location of the Technion. The construction of the building was started in 1912, and its design reflects both European and Arab motives
Museum of Illegal Immigration and the Navy
Haifa, Ave HaHagana, 65-79Directly above the Bat Galim promenade, at the foot of Mount Carmel, is the Museum of Illegal Immigration and the Navy of Haifa. It is a fairly large museum with a variety of exhibitions, including two decommissioned ships and a submarine that can be inspected from the inside.
Museum of Japanese Art Tikotin
Haifa, Ave HaNassi, 89Museum Japanese art of Tikotin in Haifa is the only museum of its kind in the Middle East. It was founded in 1959 on the initiative of Felix Tikotin, the Dutch architect and art historian and Jew of origin, and also the then mayor of the city, Abba Khushi
German colony
Haifa, Ave Ben Gurion, 11The German colony (or German settlement) in Haifa is located below the gardens of the World Bahá'í Center, around Ben Gurion Boulevard. It was founded in 1868 by members of the Templer Society who bought the land outside the then Haifa
Art Museum in Haifa
Haifa, Str. Shabbetai Levi, 26The Haifa Art Museum was founded in 1951. It is one of the three largest art museums in the country. The focus here is the modern art of Israel and other countries. The collection of the museum has about 7500 pieces of art
Those who are trying to squeeze out as much impressions as possible from the rest at sea will not be disappointed either. In Haifa, however, there are almost no particularly outstanding architectural buildings. But there is Mount Carmel, and there are several interesting sights at the same time.
The most notable and impressive is the World Bahá'í Center with beautiful terraced gardens and a respectable sanctuary in the middle. Looking around the gardens while in Haifa is absolutely necessary, even if you do not and do not want to have any idea about this religious current.
Also on Mount Carmel, although much higher, is the monastery of the Order of Carmelites Stella Maris, and here, too, one must certainly climb up - and for the sake of the beautiful basilica with the cave of Our Lady inside and a long history, and for an amazing view. Nearby is another sacred place: the cave of Elijah the Prophet, in which, according to legend, a saint lived. To get to the cave and the monastery it is possible with the help of a funicular - also a city sight in its own way.
There are a few of the city museums (which is characteristic, some are also located on the mountain) . The most outlandish and popular is the Museum of Science, Technology and Space, an interactive paradise for children and adults . По- its not less outlandish museum - the Tikoti collection on, dedicated to traditional and modern Japanese art . This museum is the only one in the Middle East, and it has repeatedly received encouraging feedback from Japanese art historians and culturologists . There are several art museums in the city, although they are not all too large - the Art Museum Haifa, Mane Katz Museum, Hermann Shtryuk Museum . Everyone is small, but interesting in their own way, and in everyone there is no no, but you will see in the temporary exhibition a masterpiece of some great artist: Chagall, Goya, Rivera, Utrillo, Dali .
Well, history lovers, in particular ti military, direct road to the Maritime Museum, or better yet - in the Museum of Illegal Immigration and Navy. In the latter, you can see a respectful display, which includes warships and submarines, as well as armament from them.