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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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Siblings Day
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Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada
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Native American Heritage Day
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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New York City skyline
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Steyr River, Austria
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
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A tale of almonds and bees
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Celebrating World Art Day
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The tortoise and the finch
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Tour de France
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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A perfect day to fly your flag
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It s Republic Day in India
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