Rothschild Boulevard
Rothschild Boulevard is one of Tel Aviv’s longest, central and exclusive streets. Since its construction in the early 1900s, it has been a center of culture, architecture and community.
Rothschild Boulevard begins in the fashionable neighborhood of Neve Tzedek and stops in front of the Habimah National Theater building. The street is lined with some of Tel-Aviv's 4,000 Bauhaus-style buildings that have given Tel Aviv its nickname “The White City”. For this reason, the street was also named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and many walking tours on this topic are offered along the tree-lined boulevard.
Independence Hall, the building in which Ben Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel, is located on the southern end of Rothschild Boulevard. More recently, large skyscrapers have joined the lower Bauhaus attractions, creating a very interesting dynamic of old meets new.
Today, Rothschild Boulevard serves as a popular attraction for tourists and locals. Many restaurants and cafes offering a wide variety of local and international foods line the street, most often providing indoor and outdoor, European-style seating. It also draws large crowds at night, as many bars and dance clubs are situated on or next to Rothschild Boulevard. The Tel Aviv Municipality often chooses to use this broad and expansive road for city-wide celebrations that pack Rothschild Boulevard from start to finish with music, crowds, street performers and lots of activity.
In the middle of the Boulevard, strollers will find children’s playgrounds, fenced off areas for dogs, coffee kiosks, chess boards and many benches for you to sit on and watch the world go by.