The Olive Columns and the Park of Olives:
The Park of Olives is an artistic environmental project, which includes 200 olive trees planted in concentric rows leading to the Olive Columns monument.
The Olive Columns are situated on top of the Ramat Rachel Mountain, on the axis connecting the center of Jerusalem to Herodion, overlooking the ancient main entrance to Jerusalem - the 'Patriarchs Road'.
The sculpture dramatizes the passage of time by creating a new 'ground level' on top of treelike columns which grow out of the historical mountain landscape. From this 'root system' of the past, facing the desert, grow three living olive trees, which are traditionally a symbol of freshness, fertility and, of course, peace.

The olive trees, symbolizing strength, fertility, and peace, continue to thrive due to an advanced irrigation system and the devoted attention of the garden's caretakers. The juxtaposition of the hardy olive with its roots in antiquity and the manmade, modernistic stone columns reaching toward the sky represent a reverence and respect for nature's magnificence.

Mitzpeh Rachel:
Mitzpeh ("viewpoint") Rachel, adjacent to the hotel grounds, is a fascinating archeological site where artifacts and remnants dating as far back as the First Temple through the Byzantine eras were found.
Visitors to the partially excavated site will be able to view the ruins of a Byzantine-era church, a Roman camp, as well as water cisterns and ritual baths from an earlier period.
Mitzpeh Rachel overlooks and takes its name from the tomb of the biblical Rachel, which is located just off the Jerusalem - Bethlehem road.

Mitzpeh Yair:
An observation deck, constructed around a perfectly formed scrub oak tree, serves as a major attraction for visitors to the site. The observation point was designed by local artist Ron Morin and consists of hand-made boulders embedded with plaques providing a description and history of the surrounding area.
The observation deck provides a panoramic view of the golden Dome of the Rock in the Old City, Mount Scopus and most of Jerusalem and Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity . Stairs lead down from the deck to an ancient stone quarry where construction material for the buildings in the adjacent archeological site was mined.
Mitzpeh Yair is a living memorial for Yair Engel, a third generation member of Ramat Rachel and grandson of two of its founders. Yair died in a diving accident in 1996 during his military service.