The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins · 2026
The Best Pyramids & Tombs in the World
6 of the 100 sites in The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026 are pyramids and tombs, in 4 countries. The highest placed is Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt, at number 17 in the world. Saqqara in Saqqara, Egypt (number 35) and Naqsh-e Rostam in Marvdasht, Iran (number 52) follow.
Egypt
The pyramids of Giza, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the Red and Bent pyramids of Dahshur lie within about 30 km of each other on the desert edge south-west of Cairo. Several pyramids and tombs can be entered.
Elsewhere
Naqsh-e Rostam near Persepolis has four royal tombs cut into a cliff. Mount Nemrut in Turkey has stone heads around a burial mound at 2,100 metres. The Terracotta Army stands in the pits east of the first emperor’s tomb near Xi’an.
