Today marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere—the longest day of the year and, for most of us on this side of the globe, the first official day of summer. (Iceland, being Iceland, celebrates the first day of summer in April, an old Viking tradition.) What better way to celebrate this day of sun than with Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager. Though it looks a bit like a Viking ship or maybe a fish skeleton, sculptor Jón Gunnar Árnason created it to be a dream boat and an ode to the sun. Sounds good to us. Join us in celebrating the sun today.
Ode to the sun
Today in History
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
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Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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An inland ocean
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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International Jazz Day
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Eastern grey kangaroos in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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World Theater Day
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Everybody loves World Turtle Day
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Celebrating World Art Day
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Castle Day Japan
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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A temple, preserved
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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It s Census Day—make it count
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A viewer with a view
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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World Penguin Day
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Wahclella Falls, Oregon
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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An impactful day
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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