The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Mariette Pasha Street, Tahrir Square
Cairo, Egypt
Visit the Museum and see the famous Egyptian treasures as well as over a hundred thousand artifacts from ancient Egypt. Here you will see the riches of Tutankhamen and the statue of Khafre.

The Coptic Museum
Mari Girgis St., Old Cairo (Misr al-Qadimah)
Cairo, Egypt
The museum, which was founded by Morcos Smeika, was established to easily trace Christianity’s history in Egypt. The museum’s location is doubly interesting because the Babylon Fort is a monument that refers to the Roman period.

Gayer-Anderson Museum (Bayt al-Kiritliya)
4 Maydan Ibn Tulun, Old Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
The museum was named after John Gayer-Anderson since it houses most of his antique collection. The museum was featured in the James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved me”.

The Police Museum at the Citadel
Cairo City
Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel is a remarkable fortress already but tourists will get a bonus as it houses the Police Museum. While the museum do not boast of anything unique it however showcases the clothes used by Egyptian ministers, ancient weapons shields and helmets used by the Egyptian police during the Pharanoic period.

Luxor Museum
Corniche El-Nil Street Luxor
Cairo, Egypt
Most Egyptian museums have a collection with reference to Tutankhamen and this museum is no exception. It also showcases the 283 sandstone blocks which were creatively arranged to form a wall as well as Amenhotep’s red granite head. The Luxor Museum has a more expensive entrance fee though compared to other museums

Agricultural Museum
Ministry of Agriculture, Duqqi
Cairo, Egypt
Entrance fee is minimal but it can cost you more if you bring a camera inside. Agriculture plays a significant role in the Egyptian’s way of life, thus explaining the existence of the museum which was built during King Farouk’s period.

Imhotep Museum
Cairo City
Cairo, Egypt
The museum is fairly new (using modern security techniques) as it was opened only last April 2006. You can make it a side trip while visiting the Step Pyramid in Saqqara as it is nearby.

Railway Museum
Bab al-Hadid St.
Cairo, Egypt
Amid the vast curiosity over pyramids and pharaohs, there is also another attraction in Cairo worthy of visit and this is the 70-year old Railway Museum. It boasts of 700 items consisting of full-size and real trains as well as scale models of steam engines.

The Manyal Palace
1 Saray St, Manial
Cairo, Egypt
The Palace was built and dedicated for Prince Mohammad Ali, King Faruq’s first cousin. The museum contains the hunting trophies of King Faruq and a vast collection of carpets, brass work and a table made of the ears of an elephant.