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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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador
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A history of Vinland
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Fibonacci Day
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Tower Bridge, London, England
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World Theatre Day
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Giving Tuesday
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World Space Week
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A wonder in winter
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Carnival of Venice
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Maritime forest on Cumberland Island, Georgia
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Halo around the sun
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Asteroid Day
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Arches National Park anniversary
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Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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Italy s submerged village
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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World Elephant Day
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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