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Unusual Attractions in Tel Aviv-Yafo

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Gan HaGat (Wine Press Garden)

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

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Ilana Goor Museum

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

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Steinhardt Museum of Natural History

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

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Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and even has its own resident bat colony.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Hundertwasser Drinking Fountain

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

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Suspended Orange Tree

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

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Sarona

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Sarona Templer Colony Clock

This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.

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