More than 1800 archaeological pieces are exhibited chronologically from one floor to the next: the basement is devoted to Prehistoric and Pharonic times; first floor to the Graeco-Roman period; second floor to the Coptic and Islamic era that highlights artifacts raised during recent underwater excavations.

It's worth going early in the morning when no one else is around (before the tour buses arrive). With no one around, it can be a great experience. There are guards up above and also at the bottom of...

This 25-meter-high granite column was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 297.

This sprawling property was the summer home of controversial King Farouk who assumed power at the age of 16 in 1936.

Built in the 2nd century AD, this Roman amphitheater has 13 semicircular tiers made of white and gray marble.

Excavations have unearthed a labyrinth of cisterns that supplied the citizens of ancient Alexandria with fresh water.

This temple, dedicated to the god Serapis, is from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

This vast collection mostly dates from the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD, spanning the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

Resembling an imposing castle fortress, this citadel was built in the 1480s by Sultan Qaitbey on the site of the Pharos Lighthouse, to protect the city from the crusaders who used to attack the city by sea.

These desert building are all that remains of the monasic Christians that fled Roman persecution in the 4th century.

The Corniche is a glorious 3km walkway along the harbour dotted with restaurants, markets and historic sights.

Nothing remains of the Temple of Augustus. Founded by Cleopatra in honor of Mark Antony, it may well be in this temple that Cleopatra committed suicide in 30 BC. The temple stood near the shore at the center of the great harbor. It was a lavish temple with porticoes, propylalea, parks and libraries.

Royal gardens of King Faruk. The king was the last Egyptian monarch.