Amish Country in Northeast Ohio isn’t only the home to the world’s largest Amish population, it’s also home of the world’s largest cuckoo clock.
Constructed in 1972 and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, the massive clock measures just over 23 feet and nearly 25 feet wide. It’s huge, but I guess you’d expect that since it is the world’s largest.
I first saw the cuckoo clock at the Alpine Alpa Restaurant in Walnut Creek when I was a child. When the restaurant and clock changed hands and closed, the clock was auctioned and purchased by a local businessman with plans to salvage this important icon and restore it to working order for the community to enjoy.
The clock now resides prominently in Sugar Creek, the “Little Switzerland of Ohio” and through restoration efforts, the once defunct clock is slowly coming back to life.
I’ve heard that during the summer months, the water flows and the clock hands and characters have started to move. Sounds like a great excuse for me to stop back during warmer weather to check out this fun roadside attraction!
Do you want to visit the World’s Largest Cuckoo clock? You can’t miss it if you take a drive down Main St. in Sugar Creek, Ohio.
What interesting roadside attractions have you seen lately?
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Mariah says
wonderful post! I love the clock… now I want to go see this in person! Thanks for sharing!
Celeste says
That is awesome!
Mary {The World Is A Book} says
I would absolutely love to visit this! What a great roadside attraction! How cool to see all those colors and see that in action one of these days. I never would have expected to find Little Switzerland in Ohio or this cuckoo clock record. I learn something new every time from you about Ohio.
Maria says
Very nice!! So glad the community can still enjoy it.
Toni @ A Daily Dose of Toni says
That.is.awesome!!!!!
Lisa says
I love it! My grandparents had a cuckoo clock when I was little and I have always thought that they were the coolest thing but a 23 foot high one is awesome!!
[email protected] We There Yet Mom? says
CUTE!! The things you’ll find in Ohio!! ;0
Thanks for linking up today!
Lora says
Thanks for posting Tonya! I wondered what had happened to it since Alpine Alpa closed! A.A. is a childhood memory of mine. My grandparents used to take us often. We loved seeing the model train in the dining room and the clock. How we loved watching the figures move in and out and listening to the music! We also got to see the biggest piece of cheese! That was at Heini’s but is no longer. Dan says someone ate it-)
Tonya says
I think this sounds like a great excuse for a field trip, Lora. 🙂 I only remember eating at AA one time but I do remember that train. I wondered what happened to that piece of cheese!
Jackie Smith says
What a great thing! Love cuckoo clocks – this one takes the cake!
Traci says
Wow, I wonder if Switzerland is miffed over the fact that the world’s largest isn’t actually in Switzerland!
Tonya says
I’m sure Switzerland must have some type of record for cuckoo clocks, right?