This statue of Alice in Wonderland is found on the east side of New York’s Central Park, near 75th Street. It was commissioned in 1959 by a philanthropist whose late wife had enjoyed reading ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ to their children. "Alice" was first published on this day in 1865 by the English writer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. His story of a little girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world was inspired by a real girl, Alice Liddell, and it went on to become a classic, inspiring films, television shows, and artwork like this.
A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Indian Independence Day
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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A Flag Day tradition
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Skyscraper Day
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Fly me to the moon
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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In the valley of the doll
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A field of English lavender
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Porcupine
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A memorial in Germany
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International Tiger Day
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Surf s up—Down Under
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A willowy welcome to spring
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I am the walrus
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National Park Week begins
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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It s ∞ Day!
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Skyscraper Day
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Darwin s Arch
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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On this shore, history was made
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico