Places near me Random place
All the United States Texas Grapevine Grapevine Glockenspiel Clock Tower
AO Edited

Grapevine Glockenspiel Clock Tower

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

Grapevine, Texas

Added By
rainahere
The two cowboys at Grapevine Glockenspiel Tower.   rainahere (Atlas Obscura User)
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

When walking down historic Grapevine, Texas, it's hard to miss the Glockenspiel Clock Tower. If you come at the right time, you'll catch a scene of two nine-foot-tall figures known as the "Would-Be Train Robbers" duking it out at the top. Stop by the tower each day at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for the show.

Note: as of 2024, the cowboys were not functioning.

Related Tags

Clocks

Know Before You Go

The Trinity Metro TEXRail stops right on Grapevine 2 stops after the DFW Airport and is the first thing you see to the right when stepping off. 

Community Contributors

Added By

rainahere

Published

March 16, 2023

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources

Nearby Places

Explore the Destination Guide

Related Places

  • Winters Clock

    Stockport, England

    Winter's Clock

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

  • Waiting Adam

    Brno, Czechia

    ‘Waiting Adam’

    The smallest statue in Brno will keep you company under the clock on Česká Street.

  • Ghantaghar

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ghantaghar

    This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

  • Cervantes, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

    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.

  • This clock originally served as a water tower for a sewing machine factory.

    Wittenberge, Germany

    Singer Clock Tower

    This striking clock tower was once part of the Singer sewing machine factory.

  •

    Lyon, France

    Horloge Charvet

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

  • St. Anne’s with two of its four clocks visible.

    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.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

See Fewer Ads

Become an Atlas Obscura member and experience far fewer ads

Become a Member