I had to replace a very old LaCrosse Atomic Clock that we loved! This one is just as much fun, has a few additional features and is great to own. It gives us the indoor and outdoor temperatures as well as the time, date, day and moon phases. We really use it many times a day so it is in a perfect place - the eating area of the kitchen. We depend on the temperatures to know how we need to dress before going out. It's a handsome clock and comes in other wood finishes as well as a metal cabinet. I highly recomend it.