They came, they swam, they left
In Israel's 52nd year, the rich, famous, and obscure came to visit. Here are our 52 top distinguished tourists

2. Dr. Robert Ballard
Most three-week visits to Israel don't cost a million dollars, but then again, famed ocean explorer Ballard (he's the guy who found the wreck of the Titanic) wasn't on a typical sight-seeing tour. In fact, for most of his stay he was underwater. The money was well-spent. Ballard discovered the world's oldest known shipwrecks: a completely preserved pair of Phoenician cargo ships from 750 BCE buried 500 meters deep.