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Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza
Tel. +20 (0) 2.385.7320

Experience the pyramids the way only a few have. Offered in six languages, the show takes each audience member through a visual and auditory retelling of the vast history of the mammoth structures. The demonstration takes place nightly and private showings of 100 people or more are available with a reservation. Known to the natives as the "arafa," the City of the Dead is a true spectacle. Like no place on Earth, this somewhat eerie area houses hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, with a hefty portion living inside tombs and others still residing in makeshift homes where tombs once stood.

The Townhouse Gallery
Hussein el Me'mar Pasha off Mahmoud Basyouni, Downtown
Tel. +20 (0) 2.576.8600
www.newmuseum.org/artspaces/view/townhouse-gallery

Want to see the cutting edge of contemporary Arab arts? The Townhouse Gallery is a multi-dimensional complex devoted to exhibition space, film screenings, experimental music and public lectures.

Egyptian Museum 
Midan al Tahrir
Tel. +20 (0) 578.2448
http://www.sca-egypt.org/eng/MUS_Egyptian_Museum.htm
Built in 1897, this museum contains over 107 halls filled with artifacts from varying periods in Egyptian history.  Here you’ll find statues, ancient coins, centuries-old scrolls and a handful of precious scarabs worth fortunes.  The museum also lays claim to the infamous “Tutankhamun Collection,” housing all of the artifacts and treasures associated with the young king.  And yes, there are mummies too.