Through the city of Cairo
Egypt’s sprawling capital on the Nile River. At its heart is Tahrir Square and the vast Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities including royal mummies and gilded King Tutankhamun artifacts. Giza is the site of the iconic pyramids and Great Sphinx, dating to the 26th century BC.
The Egyptian Museum
Home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, The Egyptian Museum has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company Garozzo-Zaffarani, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. As of March 2019, the museum is open to the public.
The Great Pyramids of Giza
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located on the outskirts of Egypt. As of November 2008, sources cite either 118 or 138 as the number of identified Egyptian pyramids. Most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.