Walk through the epic Luxor Temple, where pharaohs like Ramses II and even Alexander the Great left their mark. Discover how this sacred site, once connected to Karnak by a 2-mile avenue of sphinxes, ...

Only moving to wipe the moisture off my heated brow in the searing Egyptian sun, I gazed open-mouthed as I stood in front of ...

Experience the magic of Luxor Temple at night, lit up against the dark sky. Walk the recently uncovered Avenue of Sphinxes, a ...

Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian mythology.

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, one of the largest in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Queens, was officially ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...

Over a century after its discovery, King Tutankhamun’s 3,300-year-old tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings faces its greatest ...

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.The GEM will be the statue's final ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.

Egypt's Karnak Temple must be one of the ancient world's most magnificent wonders. Located about 300 miles south of capital Cairo, the UNESCO World Heritage site welcomes millions of tourists every ...

The secrets behind an incredible 4,000-year-old temple known as “one of the defining institutions of Ancient Egypt” have been uncovered by new research. Millions of tourists flock to the Karnak Temple ...