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London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
Victoria, Malta

Clocks of St. George’s Basilica

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.
Stockport, England

Winter's Clock

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.
Wemding, Germany

'Zeitpyramide' ('Time Pyramid')

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.
Wolji Pond, South Korea
temples

10 Places That Feel Like Journeying Back in Time

Who needs a time machine?
Atlas Obscura November 12, 2024
Kathmandu, Nepal

Ghantaghar

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Sandia Medallion Trees

Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.
Ciudad Real, Spain

Chime Clock at Casa del Arco

Ciudad Real's former town hall found new life in 2005 when the chime clock with automatons was installed.
The Moon now has, essentially, its own time zone, which will allow for precise navigation in the years and decades to come.
space exploration

Moon Time Is a Thing Now—Here's Why It Matters

Physicists recently created Coordinated Lunar Time, a time zone for our Moon.
Rebecca Boyle August 28, 2024
Lyon, France

Horloge Charvet

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.
Cork, Ireland

The Four-Faced Liar

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.
Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."
festivals

The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.
Jennifer Byrne April 10, 2024
Tacoma Public Sundial
List

15 Places to Fall in Love With Sundials

From a sundial in the shape of a giant leg to a bridge that doubles as a solar clock.
Jonathan Carey April 5, 2024
Leuven, Belgium

The Inventor of Time Travel Plaque

Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
victorian

The Respected Oxford Professors Who Say They Time Traveled

Two Victorian academics believed they saw Marie Antoinette at Versailles.
Chris Wheatley March 12, 2024
London, England

Paddington Real Time Clock

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!
A World War I-era poster extolling the value of Daylight Saving Time—which may actually do more harm than good.
science

Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain

To "spring forward" is more damaging to our health than to "fall back," according to some surprising science.
Beth Ann Malow March 6, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Allen-Bradley Clock Tower

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).