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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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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The artists come to Venice
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Martinique
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World Water Day
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European river otter, Netherlands
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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A magnificent monolith
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Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
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