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A camp along the coast where British authorities held illegal Jewish immigrants in the 1940s, now a museum.
The Atlit detainee camp was an internment camp established by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s on what is now the Israeli coastal plain, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Haifa. Under British rule, it was primarily used to hold Jews and Arabs who were in administrative detention; it largely held Jewish immigrants who did not possess official entry permits. Tens of thousands of Jewish refugees were interned at the camp, which was surrounded by barbed wire and watchtowers.
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Besides the beach, the Tel Dor National Park can be found here with the antique Dor mentioned in the Bible. Has camping options in summer.
Hamizgaga
This building served as a glass workshop ("mizgaga") when it was built in 1891. It has since been converted into a museum with exhibits related to glassmaking, local archaeological finds from Tel Dor, and more. Close by are the Nahsholim beach with its unusual tidepools and Tel Dor, both worth visiting.
Tekhelet is the blue dye which was used in ancient times to dye the fringes of the tallit (Jewish ritual cloak). Since the late 1980s, some scholars and scientists have claimed that they have identified the snail which produces this dye, the Hexaplex trunculus. You can go on a tour where you snorkel off the coast looking for these snails, and then participate in dyeing wool fabric with the blue dye.
Crocodilopolis
Named for the crocodiles that in the past inhabited the nearby Kebara swamps. The remains are still visible today. It is inhabited nowadays by many different birds.
Park HaTractorim
Full of toy construction vehicles of various type for little kids to ride and enjoy.
A Lego museum with some displays related to Israel's history. Good for kids.