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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Nov 15, 2025Irohazaka Road in fall, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Nov 20, 2022World Children s Day
May 4, 2024Star Wars Day
Apr 15, 2018The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
Nov 9, 2021Dalyan, Turkey
Mar 19, 2023Barn owl, England
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Aug 25, 2024National Park Service Founders Day
Jun 26, 2018Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
Mar 24, 2020Springtime in the Mediterranean
Apr 24, 2021A garden of prickly delights
Jul 11, 2018All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
Sep 10, 2019Welcome to my neck of the woods
Mar 22, 2025World Water Day
Sep 17, 2019Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Aug 2, 2024Virgin Islands National Park established
Jul 27, 2022Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
Mar 22, 2022World Water Day
Dec 21, 2019Seventeen arches at sunset
Sep 27, 2021Sharp-dressed bug
Oct 24, 2022Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
Mar 29, 2021Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
Aug 19, 2023World Photography Day
Aug 24, 2020Go with the rainbow flow
Oct 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
Nov 8, 2024Glacial rivers in Iceland
Feb 23, 2018Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
Dec 12, 2020What are we looking at?
Jul 19, 2019A place fit for the gods
Feb 7, 2024St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa