Imagine temples so magnificent, the world couldn't let them drown. That's the story of Abu Simbel—two ancient temples carved into a mountainside that were rescued from the rising waters of the Nile, block by massive block, and reassembled like a giant stone puzzle.

Tucked into the far reaches of the Vermilion Cliffs wilderness, right on the border of Arizona and Utah, lies a place that looks more like a psychedelic dream than a piece of Earth. The Wave—a wind-sculpted swirl of technicolor sandstone in USA’s Coyote Buttes North—isn't just a geological formation. It's a pilgrimage site for the lucky few.