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Comments:	The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a combined zoo and aquarium owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. It includes 29 acres in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park and the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905 and the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay. It relocated within the zoo in 1963. <p> Hours of operation: Seasonal hours: Use website link above. Typically, open 9:00 am 3:30 pm Monday through Sunday (Closed Tuesday and Wednesday October 1st through March 31st). Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas day. PennyCollector Fifth Edition Zoo/Aquarium souvenir coin album for sale in gift shop for $6.99 plus tax. Plenty of parking. <p> Admission: Adult (age 13-64) $22 (Online) $25 (Gate tickets), Senior (65+) $20 (Online) $23 (Gate tickets), Youth (age 3-12) $16 (Online) $18 (Gate tickets), Infant (age 2 & under) Free. <p> Machines 13 and 14 Cost to press: $1.00 each design (dollar bills only; no quarters accepted). No pennies required. This is a new type PennyCollector machine that accepts a $1.00 bill for each design, or a credit card for a $4.00 charge for all four designs only and after hand cranking, presses a pre-loaded zinc penny. Designs all have a pennycollector.com beaded border with 'Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium':<p> <b>Machine 13:</b> (Placed 2023) is back by the restrooms at the gift shop. Designs: <br> 1. (H) Tiger. <br> 2. (H) Anteater. <br> 3. (H) Polar Bear. <br> 4. (H) Hairy Oxen. <p> <b>Machine 14:</b> (Placed 2023) is back by the restrooms at the gift shop. Designs: <br> 1. (V) Jellyfish. <br> 2. (H) Hammerhead Shark. <br> 3. (H) Ray. <br> 4. (H) Sea turtle. <p> <b>Token Machine 1:</b> is inside the alcove by the restrooms of the Discovery Hut. Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs:<br> Obverse: <br> 1) Turtle with 'Green Sea Turtle'. <br> 2) Hammerhead shark with 'Scalloped Hammerhead'. <br> 3) Walrus with 'Pacific Walrus'. <br> 4) Ray with 'Spotted Eagle Ray'. <br> Reverse for all designs: Polar Bear with 'Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Metro Parks Tacoma'. <p> <b>Retired machines: </b> <p> Retired 1: Walrus, Penguin and Shark. <br> Retired 2: Bear, Fancy Seahorse and small Whale. <br> Retired 3: Ape, Elephant and Tiger. <br> Retired 4: Elephant, Monkey, Tiger. <br> Retired 5: Polar Bear, Fancy Seahorse, Whale. <br> Retired 6: Penguin, Shark, Sea Lion. <br> Retired 7: Bear, Fancy Seahorse, Whale. <br> Retired 8: Elephant, Monkey, Tiger. <br> Retired 9: Penguins, Polar Bear, Puffins, Sea Lions. <br> Retired 10: Sea Horse, Sharks, Fish, Octopus. <br> Retired 11: Prairie Dogs, Elephant, Sumatran Tiger, Red Wolf. <br> Retired 12: Dromedary Camel, Ring Tail Lemur, Herald the Dog in a hot air balloon, Taper. <p> G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 47°18'18.8"N Longitude: 122°31'16.4"W <p> Google Maps coordinates: 8F4H+3F Tacoma, Washington <p> November 25, 2023. I talked to the Facilities Manager and was told that Machines 9 through 12 have been permanently removed and they are waiting on maintenance for machines 13 and 14. The token machine was dispensing good quality tokens. MWHTH <p> 12/31/23 I could find only machines 13&14 and token machine and all of them are out of service. :/ <p>
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

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5400 North Pearl Street
Tacoma, WA , 98407-3296

Phone: (253) 591-5337

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The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a combined zoo and aquarium owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. It includes 29 acres in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park and the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905 and the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay. It relocated within the zoo in 1963.

Hours of operation: Seasonal hours: Use website link above. Typically, open 9:00 am 3:30 pm Monday through Sunday (Closed Tuesday and Wednesday October 1st through March 31st). Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas day. PennyCollector Fifth Edition Zoo/Aquarium souvenir coin album for sale in gift shop for $6.99 plus tax. Plenty of parking.

Admission: Adult (age 13-64) $22 (Online) $25 (Gate tickets), Senior (65+) $20 (Online) $23 (Gate tickets), Youth (age 3-12) $16 (Online) $18 (Gate tickets), Infant (age 2 & under) Free.

Machines 13 and 14 Cost to press: $1.00 each design (dollar bills only; no quarters accepted). No pennies required. This is a new type PennyCollector machine that accepts a $1.00 bill for each design, or a credit card for a $4.00 charge for all four designs only and after hand cranking, presses a pre-loaded zinc penny. Designs all have a pennycollector.com beaded border with 'Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium':

Machine 13: (Placed 2023) is back by the restrooms at the gift shop. Designs:
1. (H) Tiger.
2. (H) Anteater.
3. (H) Polar Bear.
4. (H) Hairy Oxen.

Machine 14: (Placed 2023) is back by the restrooms at the gift shop. Designs:
1. (V) Jellyfish.
2. (H) Hammerhead Shark.
3. (H) Ray.
4. (H) Sea turtle.

Token Machine 1: is inside the alcove by the restrooms of the Discovery Hut. Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs:
Obverse:
1) Turtle with 'Green Sea Turtle'.
2) Hammerhead shark with 'Scalloped Hammerhead'.
3) Walrus with 'Pacific Walrus'.
4) Ray with 'Spotted Eagle Ray'.
Reverse for all designs: Polar Bear with 'Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Metro Parks Tacoma'.

Retired machines:

Retired 1: Walrus, Penguin and Shark.
Retired 2: Bear, Fancy Seahorse and small Whale.
Retired 3: Ape, Elephant and Tiger.
Retired 4: Elephant, Monkey, Tiger.
Retired 5: Polar Bear, Fancy Seahorse, Whale.
Retired 6: Penguin, Shark, Sea Lion.
Retired 7: Bear, Fancy Seahorse, Whale.
Retired 8: Elephant, Monkey, Tiger.
Retired 9: Penguins, Polar Bear, Puffins, Sea Lions.
Retired 10: Sea Horse, Sharks, Fish, Octopus.
Retired 11: Prairie Dogs, Elephant, Sumatran Tiger, Red Wolf.
Retired 12: Dromedary Camel, Ring Tail Lemur, Herald the Dog in a hot air balloon, Taper.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 47°18'18.8"N Longitude: 122°31'16.4"W

Google Maps coordinates: 8F4H+3F Tacoma, Washington

November 25, 2023. I talked to the Facilities Manager and was told that Machines 9 through 12 have been permanently removed and they are waiting on maintenance for machines 13 and 14. The token machine was dispensing good quality tokens. MWHTH

12/31/23 I could find only machines 13&14 and token machine and all of them are out of service. :/

Machine 13 - In front of gift shop