Jerusalem Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

This 2.5-hour tour takes place every Friday morning and offers you an opportunity to delve into the history of one of the most devastating periods in the modern era. You will join an existing group to explore the Holocaust History Museum led by one of Yad Vashem's professionally trained guides. As you enter each gallery, you will hear the stories behind hundreds of items on display while you visit one of Jerusalem's most popular tourist sites. Some of the unforgettable exhibits you will encounter include the Auschwitz Album, Schindler's List, and the monumental Hall of Names.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum age is 14 years old. No entrance for strollers or infants.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Headsets to hear guide clearly

All taxes, fees, and handling charges

Gratuities

Professional Yad Vashem guide

Parking fee (payable on site)

Food and drinks

What To Expect

Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

As your guide leads the way, you will enter the Holocaust History Museum, designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The prism-like triangular structure penetrates the mountain from one side to the other, with both ends dramatically cantilevering into the open air. Your guide will then take you through nine different galleries each one depicting a different "chapter" in the annals of Holocaust history. You will encounter authentic posters, propaganda, and antisemitic board games that provide context for the developments in Nazi Germany during the 1930s. On "Leszno Street," you will walk upon the cobblestones of a reconstructed street from the Warsaw Ghetto. Other highlights include the original Auschwitz Album, a photo album which includes the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau and a copy of "Schindler's List". At the close of the museum is the monumental Hall of Names. As you enter the circular hall, you can look up at the domed ceiling on which the pictures of 600 men, women, and children are displayed. As you look down, you'll see the pictures reflected below in a pool of water dug deep into the bedrock. At the close of the tour, you are welcome to explore the rest of the extensive Yad Vashem grounds and campus at your own pace.

Admission Included

Options

Guided Tour Fridays @ 10:30AM

Reviews

4.80

99 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Knowledgeable tour guide.
Douglas G,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided a historical perspective over a wide range of topics throughout the tour. I would have given 5 stars were the tour over an extended period of time. Not the fault of the tour guide, rather it was a Friday, and the Museum was closing at 12:30pm and there was zero time to spend in the gift shop.
Moving impressive unmissable experience
Daniel M,
Sep 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An impressive experience, moving photos, ye laso my instagram, there are many fabimaranon, the building is spectacular, it smiles, modern and excellent, the audio guides look at my photos
A MUST SEE
Arnoldo S,
Jul 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It is a foolproof experience, to learn the story of this horrible stage of humanity that was lived with Nazism, and to say NEVER AGAIN
A great museum.
Camparioran,
Jun 9, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Well-kept and organized museum, surely the visit is mandatory for those who have a few more days in Jerusalem.
Touring
sparkybat,
Jun 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was apart of our tour would of preferred not to go as we have been to auschwitz Germany. It pretty graphic and you can see clearly how horrible it was - it brought tears to my eyes the whole way through. You will need at least hour just to briefly go through the museum
Absolutely Excellent
no1vacationnut,
Oct 14, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This museum is excellent. It is an absolute must see. It was so sad and moving. There was so much information. It would take several days to be able to adequately see everything.
Number one place to visit in Israel
Errol S,
Nov 15, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My wife and I have been to Yad Vashem twice. Both times were difficult as this might be the most moving experience I have ever had. As a child no one spoke about the Holocaust. It was never taught about it in religious school. I'm guessing the tragedy was something Jews wanted to forget about rather than remember. I never questioned why my grandfather had no relatives in this country not knowing his entire family had been killed in the camps. Today in many large cities we have memorials and museums to remember the victims. Not surprising the one in Israel is the largest as well as the most complete. Every person who visits Israel should go regardless of their religion. In that way by remembering the past hopefully in will never happen again in the future.
I spent a few days and there was something special.
zx4019,
Nov 8, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I think every person should visit there, hear about history, understand the unperceived reality that was and look at the present in a different way.
trembling
amit3121,
Aug 22, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
every peaple in this world need to be there ! so pain , lot of crying , how can it’s happen! never again !!!
Jad Vashem
EddieK319,
Aug 10, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A must see when in Jerusalem, it's striking to see what has happened to the jewish people. By visiting it is like showing respect to the deseased.

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