701 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL Phone: (813) 273-4000 Website The Florida Aquarium is a large scale, 250,000-square-foot aquarium and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. This means they are a leader in conservation and education, supporting programs for wildlife and having a strong educational component in the forms of summer camps, school trips, etc. The facility is home to more than 7,000 aquatic plants and animals from Florida and all over the world. The facility is located in the Channel District of Downtown Tampa. The Florida Aquarium opened in March 1995 as a privately funded entity and became a public-private partnership when the city of Tampa assumed responsibility for its debt in 1999.
Admission is required to obtain pennies. Admission is about $30.
The Florida Aquarium now has only one 8 design machine(#14) (All the 4 design machines are retired). Machine 14 is on the 1st floor.
Machine 14 2018 eight pre-loaded zinc. Pressed pennies are $1.00 each or $5.00 for all eight designs. Machine only takes bills, credit/debit or Apple Pay. Designs are:
1) Jumping Bass,
2) Ring Tail lemur,
3) Sting Ray,
4) Sea Turtle,
5) Shark,
6) Penguin,
7) Fancy Fish,
8) Sea Otter
Token Machine 1 costs $15 for 4 tokens. Designs are:
1) Two African Black-Footed Penguins,
2) Two Sand Tiger Sharks,
3) River Otter,
4) Sea Turtle.
Machines 1 through 13 are Retired.
Retired 1: 1) Sea Otter, 2) Alligator head, 3) Frog, 4) Snake.
Retired 2: 1) Alligator, 2) Eel, 3) Starfish, 4) Ray
Retired 3: 1) Image of State, 2) Flamingo, 3) Dolphin, 4) Manatee.
Retired 4: 1) Clown Fish, 2) Shark, 3) Fancy Seahorse, 4) Sea Turtle.
Retired 5: 1) Dolphins Jumping (v), 2) State of Florida w/ Sun "Fun in the Sun"(v), 3) Ship "Explore A Shore" (v), 4) Stingray (h)
Retired 6: 1) Great Blue Heron (v), 2) Rattlesnake (h), 3) River Otter (h),4) Alligator (h)
Retired 7: 1) Shark w/ Scuba Diver (v), 2) Seahorses (v), 3) Two Clown Fish (h), 4) Octopus (h)
Retired 8: 1) Dolphin (v), 2) Leafy Sea Dragon (v), 3) Sea Turtle (v),4) Black Tip Sharks (h)
Retired 9: 1) Octapus, 2) Clownfish, 3) Sting Ray, 4) River Otter.
Retired 10: 1) Fancy Fish, 2) Clownfish, 3) Grooper, 4) Cartoon Shark.
Retired 11: 1) Alligator, 2) Dolphin, 3) Leafy Sea Dragon, 4) Seahorse.
Retired 12: 1) Black Tip Shark, 2) Sea Turtle, 3) Penguin, 4) Rattle Snake.
Retired 13: 1) Coconut Crab, 2) Madagascar hissing Cockroach, 3) Ring Tail Lemer (entire Body), 4) Ring Tail Lemur (Head).
07/01/2023 The penny machine only takes cards, $5 to get 8 pennies. The $1 for a single penny option was not working.
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