Submitted by Adam Susaneck, who says:

My favorite from Israel: the Carmelit. The Carmelit is an underground funicular in Haifa, Israel, which traverses the city’s primary geographic feature, Mt. Carmel. The Carmelit, opened in 1959, is one of the world’s shortest subways at only just over a mile, and is the only subway in Israel. The map shows notable attractions near each stop.

Transit Maps says:

This is a great submission, Adam. It combines two rarities: a fully-underground funicular system and an illustrated map, so it scores double points!

I definitely enjoy the “naive art” illustration style – check out the adorable trains, cranes and ships along the waterfront – but do the names of the actual stations have to be so darn small? Thank goodness for the six giant logos and the secondary list of station names off to the right, without which there’d be an awful lot of squinting going on.

Our rating: A charming illustrated map that suits the touristic nature of the line these days. The minuscule labelling isn’t ideal, but there’s only six stations to remember, so it’s not really a huge problem. Three stars.