Tourist Landmark of the Resistance

One of the most visited tourist destinations in Beirut is a wartime museum. The Museum for Resistance Tourism, also known as the Tourist Landmark of the Resistance, is a Hezbollah-run military museum located close to the southern Lebanese village of Mleeta. On May 25, 2010, the museum was opened, commemorating the decade since Israel left southern Lebanon. An major base for Hezbollah fighters once stood on the location.

Guides welcome visitors before starting a tour. The tour materials place a strong emphasis on the idea that Hezbollah stands alone as Lebanon's protector against Israel and is largely to blame for the Israeli departure that took place 18 years after Israel's second invasion of Lebanon in 1982. They add that Hezbollah's participation is defensive: "We won't strike the Israelis if they don't attack us. We are very peaceful people who have the right to live our lives as any other country would. We are not terrorists."

Tourist Landmark of the Resistance museum, which is run by Hezbollah's governing militia and emphasizes unbalanced perspectives of history, is still a significant location to visit in order to have a full picture of the region. The museum, which is three hours outside Beirut in the village of Mleeta, houses a Hezbollah bunker and an underground passage from the conflict.

Address: Route Mlikh Aramta, Beirut

Phone: +961 7 210 211

Opening hours: 9 am - 7 pm

Rating: 4.5/5.0, 1170 Cybo reviews

Website: https://mleeta.com/mleeta/