Glockenspiel (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)

 clock tower, 2002_construction, 2003_construction, 21st century construction, 2000s construction

60-foot clock tower, constructed between 2002 and around May 2003, opened to the public on June 17, 2003 by Bud Gussel. The tower contains a six-foot diameter clock surrounded by 17 hand-cast bells from the Netherlands and it was constructed by the Berdin Company, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based company that makes clocks and carillons for churches.

Take the children to see the giant Glockenspiel with a musical re-enactment of the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin every half-hour, on the hour. The legend goes that the Pied Piper rid the town of Hamelin of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute playing. When the citizens of Hamelin refused to pay the piper the price they had agreed upon, he charmed away their children in revenge. The German Glockenspiel with its fairy tale re-enactment is FREE in a Bavarian village setting. It lasts for about five minutes. - Courtesy: www.wisdells.com/wisconsin-dells-area/attractions/glock...

The first floor of clock tower contains an ice cream parlor, which was opened on May 23, 2022.

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