Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day Sep 27, 2025

When the calendar lines up just right, you get a rare double feature: National Public Lands Day and Astronomy Day. It"s a chance to explore the landscapes that ground us and the skies that inspire us—all within 24 hours.

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Today in History

Sep 27, 2018High seas commerce
Sep 27, 2019Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
Sep 27, 2020Take me to the river
Sep 27, 2021Sharp-dressed bug
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Sep 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy

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May 23, 2021A palace for the public
Jan 7, 2026Old Rock Day
Feb 8, 2022Extraterrestrial Culture Day
Jan 5, 2019Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
Jan 11, 2021At the gates of the ksar
Jul 15, 2020Who left the tub running?
Aug 13, 2020Life in the slow lane
May 31, 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
Jul 1, 2025Happy Canada Day!
Feb 16, 2019It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
Oct 12, 2018Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Jun 13, 2021Bear watching in the Finnish forest
Jul 24, 2021Can you see the family resemblance?
Jun 9, 2019Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
Jun 6, 2018Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
Aug 28, 2022Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
Jan 20, 2023Penguin Awareness Day
Jul 8, 2018Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Aug 23, 2021A little blue
Jun 3, 2022World Bicycle Day
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
Aug 18, 2022Surströmming Day
Mar 5, 2018Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
Sep 16, 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Dec 20, 2022Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
Feb 5, 2022Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
Oct 13, 2025Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
May 27, 2019Reflections on Memorial Day
Jul 21, 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania