An impressive, enormous labyrinthine memorial dedicated to the Destroyed Communities is located in the valley below. A free guided tour is given in English Sun.-Fri. at 1 lam. (Open Sun.-Thurs. 9am-5pm, Fri. 9am-2pm. Free.) To get to Yad vaShem, take buses #13, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, or 27 and get off at the huge orange arch sculpture just past Mt. Herzl. Turn around and take a left on Ein Kerem St., then follow the signs down HaZikaron St. (about 8min. to the museum).

You’ll also see signs near the bus stop for Mount Herzl (Har Herzl), the burial place of tlie founder of modern political Zionism. The Herzl Museum (tel. 5111 08) encapsulates the energy of a man who made the most prominent modern articulation of Zionism, worked as a newspaper correspondent, and lobbied for the creation of ajewish state until his death in 1904. (Open Sun.-Tlmrs. 9am-5pm, Fri. 9am-1pm. Free.) Ze’ev Jabotinsky is also buried here, and the tombs of Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, and other national leaders are a short walk away in the Israeli Military Cemetery, resting place of soldiers. The Military Cemetery is two stops before Mount Herzl, hut go to the Herzl Museum first to get a walking map.