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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International Rock Day
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Rays on parade
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Pascua Florida Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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Womens History Month
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East River crossing
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Group of giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia
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Let’s talk fossils
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Time to count some birds
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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Spotted Lake emerges
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