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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab World. It is called “The City of a Thousand Minarets” due to its preponderance of Islamic architecture. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt for its Great Sphinx and the pyramids in nearby Giza. Cairo is a great place to travel. They have lots of great places.

The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

Among the various tourist sites in Egypt, this one is considered to be one of the most visited ones.Here one can find the three main pyramids (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), which were constructed in the 4th Dynasty (circa 4650 B.C). The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built for the tombs of both Kings and Queens, and it was the exclusive privilege to have one. Nevertheless, this tradition only applied in the Old and Middle Kingdoms. Today, there are round about 93 Pyramids in the whole of Egypt, with the 3 most famous ones in Giza.

The Step Pyramid at Sakkara.

Sakkara is said to be one of the most extensive and known archaeological sites in Egypt! It was built as the cemetery for Memphis. For those who are not familiar with Memphis; it was the capital of Ancient Egypt. Furthermore, the pyramid itself is one of the oldest stone structures in the world!

The Open air-museum of Memphis.

There’s no doubt that this is definitely one of the “must-see” sites in Egypt. It’s approximately 45 minutes away from the capital city of Cairo and the entrance fee is just a mere 21LE, so it’s worth it!

It was founded in the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by King Narmar and became the very first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Moreover, it remained as the capital of (Ancient) Egypt throughout the Old Kingdom. The majority of Archaeologists and locals that have studied the history of Egypt believe it was once a huge city, because of the many necropolises that are located there. In actual fact, there is no archaeological evidence that happens to prove this!

Today, in Memphis, one will come across an open air-museum, which amongst other valuable, ancient artefacts, exhibits a limestone colossus of the famous King Ramses II (an enormous statue carved out of limestone, about 10m (33.7 ft) in length) and a giant Sphinx made from alabaster. It weighs an astonishing 80 tonnes, simply unbelievable.

The Pyramids of Dahshour

Dahshour is one of the most important cemeteries, which belonged to the vast necropolis of the great Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis.

The Meidum Pyramid

Meidum Pyramid is located 65 Km to the south of Sakkara. The admission fee is just 25LE. Most travel agencies tend to offer a one day trip to the Pyramid of Dahshour and the Pyramid of Meidum.

The Egyptian Museum

Egypt is pretty rich with many museums, in fact, there are more than 34 museums (situated) all over the country.

In 1834 Mohamed Ali decreed an administration for all the antiquities that had been discovered. He also ordered constituting the very first Egyptian museum in Al-Azbaquia. In 1858, August Mariette was in charge of the Egyptian Antiquities Institution and he built a museum in the city Bulaq, which first opened its doors to the public in 1863.

In 1891, the antiquities were transferred from Bulaq to the Palace of Giza (Saray El-Giza). The present museum was built in 1902. In addition, there are about 120,000 objects or artefacts on display, and several hundred thousand are still kept in the vaults.

Below you can observe a list of other museums in Egypt:

Local Museums

• Elephantine Island Museum
• Luxor Museum
• Museum of Mellowi
• Menia Museum
• Beni Seuf Museum
• New Valley Museum
• Ismalia Museum
• Port Said Museum
• Tanta Museum

Contemporary Museums

• Mohamed Ali Basha Museum in Shoubra
• Prince Mohamed Ali at Manial palace
• Museum of Gayer Anderson
• Elguhara Palace Museum
• Royal Chariots Museum at the Citadel
• Royal Chariots Museum at Boulak
• Police Museum
• Royal jewellery Museum at Alexandria

Site Museums

• Tanis Museum (San EL Hagar)
• Karnis Museum (Kom Oushim)
• Solar boat Museum

Theme (Miscellaneous) Museums

• The Nubian Museum
• The Maritime Museum
• The Military Museum
• Agricultural Museum
• Islamic Pottery Museum

Source: Travel guide