The Wizard of Park Avenue – New York, New York - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

The Wizard of Park Avenue

Manhattan, New York

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue. 

View all photos
Wallyg (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic)
Surrounded by scaffolding. fldew (Atlas Obscura User)
266
838
Top Places in New York
Times Square Ball from Above
One Times Square
New York, New York
'The Sale of Manhattan'
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
New York, New York
 See All
This entry is a stub
Help improve Atlas Obscura by expanding The Wizard of Park Avenue with additional information or photos.

Designed by McKim, White and Mead, (the designers of the Washington Arch) the Wizard of Park Avenue sits on a clock, watching over the pedestrians walking down the sidewalks The wizard is overlooked by most passerbys, but if you look up, you can see the Wizard in his robes. If you catch sight of him on the hour, you may see him performing some magic… 

Update: This was removed during renovation, was never replaced as of April 15 2016.

Update 2017: The wizard was replaced and moves on the hour.

 Update July , 2017: The wizard can be seen on the building at 32nd Street and Park Avenue South. 

Update November 2018: The clock no longer appears to function.

Know Before You Go

Accessible from 4,6 Trains at 33rd Street Station

Atlas Obscura Experiences

Inside the Holographer's Laboratory

New York, New York
$35 per person
astounding timepieces lost wonders monuments statues
Community Contributors
Oliver Hong
Added by
Oliver Hong
Anna Minster
j
k
h
f
Edited by
Anna Minster, jennysgreatapt, keslar, hgoldsteinnj, fldew See All +
Published
March 7, 2012
Edit this listing
Make an Edit Add Photos
  • Update July 2020. Clock was working but surrounded by extensive scaffolding.
Nearby
The Little Church Around the Corner
0.17 miles
The New York New Church
0.18 miles
Chester A. Arthur Inauguration and Death House
0.19 miles
Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
Near This Place
Church of the Transfiguration
New York, New York

The Little Church Around the Corner

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
New York, New York

The New York New Church

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
Chester Arthur Inauguration & Death House
New York, New York

Chester A. Arthur Inauguration and Death House

The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.
New York, New York

Rose Hill Historic House

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
Related Places
Skopje, North Macedonia

The Statues of Skopje

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Dietzenbach, Germany

The Devil of Dietzenbach

This demonic monument commemorates a carving destroyed in World War II.
Kielce, Poland

Kielce Boar Monument

A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.
A bronze fast of a female face atop a pedestal with a lighthouse in the background
New York, New York

Girl Puzzle Monument

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
In partnership with KAYAK

Plan Your Trip

From Around the Web