# Things to Do in Cairo

Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic Cairo, plus the living city along the Nile. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Cairo? This list of 9 includes Pyramids of Giza (Giza). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Egypt](/egypt.md) / Cairo
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 20:30:07

1. **[Pyramids of Giza](/e/pyramids-of-giza---1401.md)** (attraction) — The Great Pyramid, built for Khufu, was the world's tallest structure for millennia; entering it or the Khafre and Menkaure pyramids costs extra beyond plateau admission. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza, https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en/archaeological-sites/giza-plateau
2. **[Grand Egyptian Museum](/e/grand-egyptian-museum---1402.md)** (attraction) — Fully opened in November 2025 near the pyramids, it displays the complete Tutankhamun collection and Khufu's Solar Boat; entry is timed and ticketed online only. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Egyptian_Museum, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/64/1277/556168/GEM-opening/The-Grand-Egyptian-Museum/Grand-Egyptian-Museum-opens-its-doors-to-the-publi.aspx
3. **[Egyptian Museum](/e/egyptian-museum---1403.md)** (attraction) — The 1901 Tahrir Square building once held Tutankhamun's treasures and royal mummies, both since moved elsewhere; it still shows Old Kingdom and Greco-Roman pieces after a renovated wing reopened. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/egypt-unveils-renovations-of-venerable-tahrir-square-museum-1.93993755, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Museum
4. **[Cairo Citadel](/e/cairo-citadel---1404.md)** (attraction) — Saladin's hilltop fortress, an Ayyubid stronghold from 1176, ruled Egypt for centuries and sits within the UNESCO-listed Historic Cairo site, crowned by the 19th-century Muhammad Ali Mosque. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/, https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en/archaeological-sites/cairo-citadel
5. **[Khan el-Khalili](/e/khan-el-khalili---1405.md)** (attraction) — A Mamluk-era bazaar founded in the 1380s beside Al-Hussein Mosque, still a working market of narrow lanes, workshops and cafes, and part of the UNESCO-listed Historic Cairo district. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/544110/Egypt/ElSisi-and-Macron-stroll-through-Cairo;s-famous-Kh.aspx, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_el-Khalili
6. **[Coptic Cairo](/e/coptic-cairo---1406.md)** (attraction) — A walled enclave around the Roman Babylon Fortress holding the Hanging Church, seat of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate for centuries, and the Coptic Museum's 1910 collection of Coptic art. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/, https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en/museums/the-coptic-museum
7. **[Cairo Tower](/e/cairo-tower---1407.md)** (attraction) — A lotus-shaped concrete tower on Gezira island's Zamalek edge, built in the late 1950s, with a rotating restaurant floor and panoramic city views from the top. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Tower, https://sis.gov.eg/en/egypt/tourism/landmarks/cairo-tower/
8. **[Mosque of Ibn Tulun](/e/mosque-of-ibn-tulun---1408.md)** (attraction) — Built 876-879 AD by the independence-minded governor Ahmad Ibn Tulun, its spiral minaret and symmetrical courtyard arches are cited by UNESCO as an outstanding example of early Islamic architecture. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/, https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en/monuments/ahmad-ibn-tulun-mosque/
9. **[Al-Azhar Mosque](/e/al-azhar-mosque---1409.md)** (attraction) — Founded in 970 AD by the Fatimids a year after Cairo itself, it has been a leading theological academic centre for the Islamic world since its foundation and remains a working mosque and university. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1201/519695/AlAhram-Weekly/Egypt/AlAzhar-Centuries-of-Islamic-knowledge.aspx

## Related lists

### More in Cairo
- [Best Cafes in Cairo](/egypt-cairo/best-cafes---224.md) — Cairo
- [Top 10 Restaurants in Cairo](/egypt-cairo/top-10-restaurants---225.md) — Cairo
- [Best Parks in Cairo](/egypt-cairo/best-parks---219.md) — Cairo

### Same topic, elsewhere
- [Things to Do in Istanbul](/turkey-istanbul/things-to-do---140.md) — Istanbul
- [Things to Do in Mumbai](/india-mumbai/things-to-do---142.md) — Mumbai
- [Things to Do in Toronto](/canada-toronto/things-to-do---144.md) — Toronto

---
JSON: /api/v1/lists/egypt-cairo/things-to-do---218
HTML: /egypt-cairo/things-to-do---218
Cite as: Third Platz — https://thirdplatz.com/egypt-cairo/things-to-do---218 · what we ask: https://thirdplatz.com/llms.txt