Hobby trips

A Hindu-temple-inspired palace from 1911 in Heliopolis, restored and reopened as a museum of the district.

Prince Mohamed Ali’s palace complex mixing Ottoman, Persian and Moorish styles, set in a banyan garden.

The 19th-century royal palace, with collections of arms, silver and royal gifts.

The 1961 lattice tower on Gezira, shaped like a lotus; go up at sunset for the widest view of the city.

The Japanese-funded opera complex on Gezira, with concerts, ballet and the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in its grounds.