BEIT AHAR0NS0N MUSEUM. The Beit Aharonson House Museum shows off the
former digs of a town resident who set up a spy network to assist the British
against the Turks during World War I. The intriguing tour (available in English)
tells the story of Sarah Aharonson, who committed suicide in the house (see the
nook where she had hidden the gun and the bed where she lay afterwards) rather
than being taken by the Turks for torture and death. (40 Ha-Meyasdim St. «639 01
20. Open Su-M 8:30am-3pm, Tu 8:30am-4pm, W-Th 8:30am-3pm, F 8:30am-lpm. Admission
and tourNIS12, students NIS10, seniors NIS6.)
FIRST ALI YAH MUSEUM. The First Aliyah Museum presents an exciting, if melo-
dramatic, film reenactment of the first wave of Zionism, during which Zikhron
Ya'akov was founded. (from Ha-Meyasdim St when
the cobblestone ends; the museum is directly after the synagogue. Open Su-M 9am-4pm, Tu
9am-7pm, W-Th 9anr4pm, F9am-lpm, Sa 10am-2pm. NIS15, seniors NIS12.)
OTHER SIGHTS. Other sites of interest include the beautiful Ohel Ya'akov Syna-
gogue, erected in 1886 (at the junction of Ha-Meyasdim and Ha-Nadiv St.). Just out-
side the city limits lies Ramat Ha-Nadiv, the Rothschild Family tomb and gardens. In
his win, Baron Edmond de Rothschild asked that he "be buried in the rock of the
land of Israel," and in 1950, his remains and those of his wife were placed here.
Sherut taxis from the bus station on their way to Binyamina will stop on the far
side of the park at the side road leading to the estate (NIS5). Resplendent views of
the valley below enliven the remaining 15- to 20-min. walk. The cafe outside the
gardens provides trail maps of the surrounding area, including a map to a natural
spring. (Open Su-Th 8:30am-4pm, F 8:30am-2pm; crypt closed on Sa and holidays.
Free.) The Baron's Winery , in Ramat Ha-Nadiv, is down the hill from
the entrance to the tomb. The small winery gives tours and free wine-tasting for
groups, but call ahead to tag along (NIS15; open Su-F 8am-4pm).
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TEL DOR. The pristine beach at Dor is protected by four small, rocky islands. Each
has a bird sanctuary, and all can be explored at low tide. The Tel Dor archaeologi-
cal site is on the hill to the right as you face the sea, just past the Kibbutz Nach-
solim beach; footwear is recommended. The site includes temples dedicated to
Zeus and Astarte, as well as the ruins of a Byzantine church. Facing the sea, you
can see Affit on the right, Caesarea (or at least its power-generating towers) to the
left, and Zikhron Ya'akov and the Arab village of Faradis on the hills behind you.
or Tel Aviv (2hr..
every 30mm. NIS22.50) or bus #202 from Zikhron Ya'akov (20min. every Vh hrs. NIS8.50).
After getting off at the Kibbutz Dor intersection, it's a 4km walk on a well-trafficked road past
banana fields to the beach. Many people hitch rides from kibbutzniks going down this mad. Open
Sa-Th 7am-5pm, F 7am4pm. NIS15, children NIS10.)
HAMIZGAGA MUSEUM. Next to the beach, within the boundaries of Kibbutz
Nahsholim, the Center of Nautical and Regional Archaeology, also known as Hamiz-
gaga Museum, displays objects found at Tel Dor and underwater archaeological
treasures retrieved by the center's diving team. Exhibits include 4000-year-old
anchors and sea-shell encrusted muskets thrown overboard by Napoleon's troops
as they retreated from Acre. (CONRAD;Open Su-F, Sa, and holidays 10:30am-
3pm. Admission and English film NIS10, students and seniors NIS7.)