World Monarchies Quiz, Part 2
World Monarchies Quiz, Part 2
World Monarchies Quiz, Part 2
Monarchies—and the men and women behind them—have intrigued us for centuries. Test your kingly knowledge here.
Egypt Quiz, Part 2
Egypt Quiz, Part 2
Egypt Quiz, Part 2
A link between Africa and Asia and the center of the Arab world, Egypt holds a unique position. How much do you know about this hot spot?
Egypt Quiz, Part 1
Egypt Quiz, Part 1
Egypt Quiz, Part 1
A link between Africa and Asia and the center of the Arab world, Egypt holds a unique position. How much do you know about this hot spot?
Reader Recs: Bucket List 2015
Reader Recs: Bucket List 2015
Reader Recs: Bucket List 2015
A new year calls for new additions to travel to-do lists. To get inspired, we asked our Nat Geo Travel Facebook fans to share their picks for 2015’s must-visit destinations.
Your Egypt Photos
Your Egypt Photos
Your Egypt Photos
Enjoy photos from Egypt submitted to National Geographic by readers like you.
Your Egypt Pictures
Your Egypt Pictures
Your Egypt Pictures
See Egypt photos submitted to National Geographic by users like you.
The Icon: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
The Icon: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
The Icon: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
The crouching lion with a man’s head was ancient when Cleopatra gazed upon it in 47 B.C. It retains its allure to the powerful, as world leaders from Napoleon to Barack Obama have trekked to Giza to contemplate the same view that captivated the queen of the Nile.
Safe in Egypt #RTW
Safe in Egypt #RTW
Safe in Egypt #RTW
On the morning we arrived in Cairo, someone threatened to kidnap me. Not me individually, but all of us, in fact. Like some distorted welcome nod, on the same day our private jet landed in Egypt’s capital, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri posted a video online urging Egyptians to kidnap Westerners. Frankly, I am flattered…
#FriFotos: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
#FriFotos: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
#FriFotos: Egypt’s Great Sphinx
Do you want to see one of your photographs featured in National Geographic Traveler magazine, on our website, or on the Intelligent Travel blog? Here’s your chance:
Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in 2010
Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in 2010
Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in 2010
Archaeology Magazine has just released their list of the top ten discoveries in 2010. Among the findings was a room under the El Diablo pyramid in Maya city of El Zotz in Guatemala. The room had been partially damaged by looters, but researchers dug deeper and discovered a “bizarre cache” of severed fingers and other…