Atachlit Ethiopian heritage village

Ruins of the Byzantine city Futis (Φώτις).

Ruins of a Byzantine-period synagogue with a beautiful mosaic floor.

Another Nabatean city, but in a much worse state of preservation.

One of the first kibbutzim in the Negev, founded in 1938. In 1947 an international commission visited, and they were so impressed by what they saw that they decided to grant the Negev to Israel in order to "make the desert bloom". Thus, in the 1947 partition plan, the mostly uninhabited Negev was included in the planned borders of the Jewish state. Mitzpeh Revivim, a lookout point with the original kibbutz building, is now a museum worth visiting.

A park with a lake in the middle of the desert, good for picnics. Named after Golda Meir.

A modern desert spa facility. Hanging water pipes dump hot spring water on your back with such intensity, it's like shiatsu without the masseuse! Opens till late. ₪45 entrance.