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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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Paradise, found
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Observing a squirrelly day
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This park is Superkilen
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A whale of a hug
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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I see one!
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Harbor and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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National Panda Day
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Celebrating migrations
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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National Take the Stairs Day
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A step toward freedom
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A hit ballet, long after its debut
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Penguins can t fly!
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Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Burns Night
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Put your flippers in the air…
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Christmas Eve
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Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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