If Stonehenge is the popular rockstar of Britain’s ancient monuments, then Avebury is the deep-cut album that true fans obsess over. Quieter, stranger, and — believe it or not — *bigger*, the Avebury Stone Circle is a prehistoric mystery that sprawls across the Wiltshire countryside like a forgotten whisper from an ancient world.

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.