Beit Aaronsohn – Nili Museum — Attraction in Zikhron Yaakov

This is a house with a moving history, actually, two houses at that, belong to the Aaronsohn Family, the leaders of the Nili spy ring during WWI. They were notable for working with the British forces against the Ottomans, but were captured and most did not survive the war. The leader of the ring, Aaron Aaronsohn, was a world-renowned botanist, and Sarah, his sister, commanded the ring in his absence. Nili smuggled information to the British about the Ottoman movement, but were discovered, and Sarah heroically killed herself instead of being tortured to death or hung, like the other leaders, except Aaron, who died in a plane crash after the war. The museum is certainly worth visiting, and tells an interesting story regarding Israel's...

An amazing in depth museum. We did the Hebrew tour and felt that the guides were extremely knowledgeable- but that the explanations were quite lengthy and didn’t allow for enough time to thoroughly see and take full advantage of the interactive exhibits. The second guide basically repeated most of what the first guide had already said in detail - so we were left with only 3 minutes to rush through the exhibits in the home. We felt like we missed out on a great deal that the museum has to offer. There should be a minimum age for visitors - there was a baby in our group who cried a bit which was a...

Wonderful museum showing the history of NILI and the Aharonson family, who had an important role in bringing the British to overthrow the Turkish rule in the early 20th century. They do only guided tours, Eng and Heb. Informative and interesting. The preserved home interior, was also beautiful to see. Takes about an hour+ for the full tour. Parking is not easy, so you might need to park up to a few hundred meters away. But then you can visit the "midrachov" area...