416 Sid Snyder Avenue SW #110
Olympia, WA , 98501-1347 Phone: (360) 786-1889 Website The Washington State Capitol Campus is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains chambers for the Washington State Legislature and offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and treasurer and is part of a campus consisting of several buildings. Buildings for the Washington Supreme Court, executive agencies and the Washington Governor's Mansion are part of the capitol campus. The Capitol Campus was placed on the National Register of Historic Districts in 1974 and contains or contributes to some of the most valued views in the State including the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, Mt. Rainier, the Capitol Dome and the Capitol Group of buildings on the hill.
Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 11:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas day (December 25th) and New Years day (January 1st).
Free 1/2 hour parking in the Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater Visitor Information Center parking lot. Free 1 hour street parking is available within a few blocks radius.
The staff member at the gift shop was more than willing to make change, and mentioned that the machine is new. Three different penny books and Pennybandz are for sale.
If you are short on time there is a wooden box at the register with all the coins available for Legislative Gift Center, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater Tourism Information Center and the Temple of Justice Building. They are .51 each.
Machine 1 is in the back of the Legislative Building Gift Shop. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border with 'Washington':
1. (H) Legislative building with 'State Capitol'.
2. (H) Dragonfly with 'Green Darner Dragonfly State Insect'.
3. (H) Orca (killer whale) with 'Orca Marine Mammal'.
4. (H) Goldfinch with 'Willow Goldfinch State Bird'.
Machine 2 is in the back of the Legislative Building Gift Shop. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1) (H) Clipper ship with 'Lady Washington WA State Ship'.
2) (H) 'Capitol City Olympia Washington'.
3) (H) Pacific chorus frog with 'Pacific Chorus Frog WA State Amphibian'.
4) (H) Steelhead trout with 'Steelhead Trout Salmogairdnerii'.
Machine 3 is in the back of the Legislative Building Gift Shop. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) Columbian Mammoth with 'Columbian Mammoth WA State Fossil'.
2. (H) Rhododendron bush with 'Coast Rhododendron WA State Flower'.
3. (H) Temple of Justice building with 'Temple of Justice Olympia, Washington'.
4. (H) Apple with 'Washington State Apples'.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N47° 2' 7.998" Longitude: W122° 54' 15.2208"
Google Maps coordinates: 23PW+73 Olympia, Washington
11/30/23: Machine 2 is from the Washington State Capitol Campus - Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater Visitor Center which is torn down.
Machine 3 is from the Washington State Capitol Campus - Temple of Justice Building.
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