The local guides WAY overstate the importance of this site, but nevertheless, its kind of campy and fun. The fact that Dvorak lived here in 1894 is cool. The clocks are real neat considering these dudes were just plain Iowa folk. But c'mon, the FORD CLOCK is not worth a million dollars..givmmee a breaqk. More

If you find yourself in the Decorah area the Bily Colck Museum is very much worth the (about) 8 mile drive. It is impeccable well taken care of and a quite insightful look at these amazing clocks. More

This is such an interesting place! What a legacy! More

You have got to see it to believe what these brothers created in their workshop. More

The Bily Clock Museum houses a number of clocks carved by two bachelor farmer brothers. Some of the clocks are as tall as a room, and each is uniquely designed. They show off the world-wide, broad education the brothers received from reading. The small museum is housed in a building occupied by Antonin Dvorak during his stay in Spillville in... More

The clocks show amazing craftsmanship and real beauty. The price of admission was fair for the tour involved. The two guides who led our small group shared a lot of information on the history of the Bily brothers who carved them and about the construction of the clocks themselves. Upstairs was the quarters that housed Antonin Dvorak for a summer... More

The tour is about 45 minutes long and is worth seeing. The history behind the magnificent clocks that were hand-carved is just amazing. There is also a barn and a school house on the property that you can go through as well. I am so glad we took the time to go see the museum. The story of these two... More

The details and abilities of these gentlemen is wonderful. Their ability needs to be portrayed by Iowa on a large scale and they should be extremely proud of these men. If you go to this region of Iowa, I recommend it if you appreciate artisians. I think even children would love all the little moving parts! More

The wonderful carved clocks downstairs are worth a visit in and of themselves. However, this house that houses them is very important for what happened before they were there! This is the building in which Dvorak composed the American Quartet and his String Quintet, both of which draw heavily on the great Czech composers feel for Native American melody and... More