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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Alexandria

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alexandria, Egypt

Updated April 12, 2019

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The Lost City of Heracleion

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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Tamr Hena Museum

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
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