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Stockport, England

Winter's Clock

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.
Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West
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The Astounding World of Automata

From mechanical dragons to storytelling clocks, 18 marvelous machines.
Jonathan Carey September 15, 2023
Limoux, France

Musée des Automates

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.
Fortnum & Mason emerging
London, England

The Fortnum & Mason Clock

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
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Podcast: Maillardet’s Automaton

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 26, 2022
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Podcast: Elephant Clock

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 9, 2022
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Inside the Year-Long Effort to Restore the Waldorf Astoria's Famed Clock

If they could turn back time.
April White October 7, 2021
Musical mechanical marvels abound.
Ein Hod, Israel

Nisco Museum

It took a lifetime to collect these mechanical musical wonders.
Písek, Czechia

Městská Elektrárna v Písku (Písek Electricity Museum)

The oldest hydroelectric plant in Czechia is now a museum.
The automaton is perched above the store.
Madrid, Spain

Salt Street Watchmaker

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With Antiquarian Horologist Nico Cox

9:24
Instructions for playing Sigma Derby (left); a view of the track (right).
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Time Is Running Out for a Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

There's only one Sigma Derby machine left.
Sarah Kurchak January 30, 2019
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina with six violins.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
Brighton, England

Old Time Amusements

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.
Vintage bikes such as this 1941 Schwinn were key to the development of mountain biking.
Fairfax, California

Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.
The restored clock in 2018.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sculpture Clock

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Museu da Música Mecânica
Pinhal Novo, Portugal

Museum of Mechanical Music

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.
Washington, D.C.

Historic Elevator at Potbelly

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.