If you're a war or history buff, then you have to squeeze in a visit to the Rommel Museum, one of the city’s most famous historical sites. The museum is housed in a cave where the German commander set up one of his primary command posts during military operations in North Africa.
The museum houses some of Rommel’s belongings, including his desk, compass, overcoat, photographs, maps, and a clothing trunk (donated long after the war by his grandson) in addition to firearms from the period. It is also the only museum in Egypt carved inside a mountain containing war memorabilia such as guns, ammunition and other war devices which were a gift by presented by the son of Rommel.