World Bicycle Day Jun 3, 2025

World Bicycle Day

Two wheels, no fuel and a whole lot of purpose—cycling is affordable, eco-friendly and easy on the planet. Something as simple as cycling can significantly boost your health, and swapping the car for a bicycle is an easy way to stay active. Moreover, cycling helps reduce pollution, eases traffic congestion and offers an affordable transport option for those without access to cars. Because of all these benefits, the United Nations dedicated June 3 as World Bicycle Day—a day to celebrate everything this amazing two-wheeler stands for.

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Today in History

A glimpse of the grandest of canyons
Don’t look down!
Jun 3, 2024Jaswant Thada and Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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Our forgotten forests
Oct 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
A road not for the faint of heart
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Oct 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
Oct 7, 2023Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Pick your paradise
Feb 20, 2026Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Time to make an impression
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
The envy of postcards and snowglobes
So fresh, so clean
Jan 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival
Nov 24, 2023Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Giants of the Southern Ocean
Apr 19, 2026Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Nov 27, 2023Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
Purple bliss as far as the eye can see
Jan 3, 2026J.R.R. Tolkien Day
We’ve made it to Halfway Day!
Colours of spring
Sep 9, 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
A convocation of eagles assembles
Sep 21, 2024Munich, Germany
Mar 23, 2026World Meteorological Day
The lonely castle
The other great barrier reef
A painters palette of natures hues