Things to Do in Israel

Israel contains the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth at 1,410 feet below sea level, with water so saline (30% salt) that humans float effortlessly. Masada fortress, built in 37 BCE by Herod the Great, sits 1,300 feet above the Dead Sea on a flat-topped plateau. Jerusalem's Old City contains 50-acre walls built in 1541, enclosing sites sacred to three major religions spanning over 3,000 years.