Tel Aviv's urban areas is the Middle East's second biggest city economy, and is ranked 42nd by Foreign Policy's 2008 Global Cities Index.

The name Tel Aviv (literally "Hill of Spring") was chosen in 1910 from among many suggestions, including "Herzliya," and is the Hebrew title of Theodor Herzl's book Altneuland ("Old New Land").

Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel's cafe culture. Many of the cafes were founded before Israel became a state in 1948, some of which are still popular today.

Tel aviv has 10 beaches including a beach for dogs and their owners, a beach for the gay community and a beach for Orthodox people which separates men and women.

Tel Aviv was rated the 2nd sexiest city in the world.

 Tel Aviv has over 150 tel-o-fun bike stations where you can rent a bike for a cheap  price and ride around the city. 

Tel Aviv is known as "The City That Never Sleeps" and it is a popular tourism destination.
 

There are over 100 sushi restaurants in Tel Aviv making it the city with the most sushi restaurants per capita after Tokyo and NYC.
 

There’s a rollerblading party that happens every Tuesday night in Tel Aviv.
 

Out Magazine names Tel Aviv, Israel as the gay capital of the Middle East.
 

Tel Aviv has the world's largest concentration of Bauhaus buildings, which is one reason it is known as "The White City".

The Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team holds 47 Israeli titles, has won 36 editions of the Israel cup, and has won five European Championship.
 

The Carmel Market is Tel Aviv's largest food and vegetable market.