Overlooking the Elephants of Asia exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo, the new $2.5 million Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel is like no other carousel in the world. Consisting of 66 hand-carved and... »

Amazing Automata, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Rachel

Featuring an eclectic gathering of robotic car-stealing monsters, multi-headed animals and Chinese dragons, the Lord Mayor’s Parade turns the streets of Belfast into a wild celebratory festival... »

Amazing Automata, Wondrous Performances | Edited by Dampo and atimian

Every day at noon, twelve chimes are hammered out by little "communists" at the Olomouc Astronomical Clock in Olomouc, Prague. The clock was originally built during the medieval era between... »

Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata | Edited by Tre, Henry and 2 others

In 1986 the movie Short Circuit came out and hit number one at the box office. It was the story of lovable robot Johnny 5, and perhaps the first time a robot was the protagonist of a film. That... »

Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities, Retro-Tech, Amazing Automata | Edited by serflac and Dylan

It's not a theater and it's not a cabaret, so what exactly is it? The Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is a collection of contemporary automata - a kind of mechanical sculpture - that functions as a... »

Inspired Inventions, Amazing Automata | Edited by spinkk, Dylan and others

Local sculptor Allen Christian established the House of Balls in Minneapolis’ Warehouse District almost 20 years ago as a physical incarnation of his idea that, “we all possess the creative... »

Outsider Art, Amazing Automata, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by littlebrumble, Annetta and 2 others

Nestled behind and between two shopping malls, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum party-store-ish, pink-awning-ed exterior belies the utter visual cacophony that will assault your senses upon... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Amazing Automata | Edited by Lizardo, Dylan and 3 others

Commissioned by Doge Agostino Barbarigo in 1493, the glorious Torre dell'Orologio, also known as St. Mark's Clock Tower, or "the Moor's Clocktower," facing into Piazza San Marco is a marvel of... »

Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson

In the sleepy village of Milly-la-Forêt, France, lies a monstrous, whimsical monument called Le Cyclop. Measuring almost 75 feet high, the unusual sculpture took 30 years to complete by Swiss... »

Strange Statues, Inspired Inventions, Amazing Automata | Edited by treeswithknees and Nicholas Jackson

A rivet-covered bronze sculpture with the face of a man and the body of an industrial-age ship, The Navigators is actually an enormous kinetic machine. The 60-foot sculpture by artist David... »

Strange Statues, Inspired Inventions, Amazing Automata | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson