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
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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Tough turf
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A festival of colors
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Swim city
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Mute swan
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Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia
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A valley view at 9,000 feet
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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International Mountain Day
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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A learning garden
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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A fair that s star-studded
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World Architecture Day
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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An uncommonly cool critter
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