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Comments:	Lincoln Park Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals. The zoo's exhibits include big cats, Polar Bears, Penguins, Gorillas, reptiles, Monkeys, and other species totaling nearly 1,250 animals. Also located in Lincoln Park Zoo is a Burr Oak Tree which dates to 1830, three years before the city was founded. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of five zoos in the Chicago area. Some others are the Brookfield Zoo, Phillips Park Zoo, Cosley Zoo and Indian Boundary Park and Zoo. Lincoln Park Zoo is the largest free admission zoo in the world. <p> <b>Zoo admission is Free. </b> <p> <b>Penny Machines: </b> <p> <b>Machine 5:</b> Zoo map #5: Helen Brach primate house, machine inside near door. <br> 1) Gorilla on all four facing left <br> 2) Chimpanzee facing forward <br> 3) Orangutan hanging from branch <br> 4) Monkeys <p> <b>Machine 6:</b> Zoo map #9: ???? <br> 1) 'Bats' <br> 2) 'Crocodile <br> 3) 'Flamingo' <br> 4) 'Snakes' <p> <b>Machine 9:</b> Zoo map #5: Located in the Pepper Family Wildlife Center <br> 1) Lion <br> 2) Jaguar <br> 3) Tiger <br> 4) Tiger Cub <p> <b>Machine 11: </b> (2015) Pre loaded with Zinc pennies. 8 penny automatic machine. ???? <br> 1) Kangaroo <br> 2) Giraffe <br> 3) Ape <br> 4) Rhinoceros <br> 5) Wolf <br> 6) Lion <br> 7) Swan <br> 8) Gorilla <p> <b>Machine 12</b> (2016)- is in the Barn. <br> 1) Cow, <br> 2) Goat, <br> 3) Horse, <br> 4) Pig. <p> <b>Token Machines:</b> <p> <b>Token Machine 2:</b> (2015) is in the Regenstein Center for African Apes. All have the Zoo name and Swans on the back. Is in the Ape House. <br> 1) Chimpanzee <br> 2) Gorilla <br> 3) White Cheeked Gibbon <br> 4) Japanese Macaque <p> <b>Token Machine 3:</b> (2015) is in the Great Barn in the Farm area in the far Southern part of the zoo. All have the Zoo name, City and State and Swans on the back. Is in the Regenstein African Journey <br> 1) Goat <br> 2) Jacob Sheep <br> 3) Pony <br> 4) Piglets <p> <b>Token machine 4:</b> <b>Need Scan</b> is in the Regenstein African Journey. Is in the Great Barn in the Dairy area in the far southern part of the zoo. Designs are: <br> 1) a Giraffe, <br> 2) Penguin, <br> 3) Polar Bear, <br> 4) Rhinoceros. <p> <b>Retired Machines.</b> <p> Retired 1 (Singles): 1) Ape, 2) Cheetah, 3) Giraffe, 4) Monkeys, 5) Elephant, 6) Lion, 7) Rhino. <br> Retired 2: 1) Pig, 2) Goat, 3) Cow, 4) Tractor. <br> Retired 3: 1) Seals, 2) Bats, 3) Elephant, 4) Panda <br> Retired 4: 1) Lion, 2) Tiger, 3) Cheetah, 4) Jaguar. <br> Retired 7: 1) Seals, 2) Bear, 3) Steam engine, 4) Diesel train engine. <br> Retired 10 -1) A train engine, 2) A Train Engine, 3) A Sea Lion, 4) A Bear <p> Feb 2024: did not see any machines but wondering if they are away for winter? <b>What did Customer Service say the machines went??? Repair, maintenance, conversion, other???</b>
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Lincoln Park Zoo

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2234 North Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL

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Lincoln Park Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals. The zoo's exhibits include big cats, Polar Bears, Penguins, Gorillas, reptiles, Monkeys, and other species totaling nearly 1,250 animals. Also located in Lincoln Park Zoo is a Burr Oak Tree which dates to 1830, three years before the city was founded. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of five zoos in the Chicago area. Some others are the Brookfield Zoo, Phillips Park Zoo, Cosley Zoo and Indian Boundary Park and Zoo. Lincoln Park Zoo is the largest free admission zoo in the world.

Zoo admission is Free.

Penny Machines:

Machine 5: Zoo map #5: Helen Brach primate house, machine inside near door.
1) Gorilla on all four facing left
2) Chimpanzee facing forward
3) Orangutan hanging from branch
4) Monkeys

Machine 6: Zoo map #9: ????
1) 'Bats'
2) 'Crocodile
3) 'Flamingo'
4) 'Snakes'

Machine 9: Zoo map #5: Located in the Pepper Family Wildlife Center
1) Lion
2) Jaguar
3) Tiger
4) Tiger Cub

Machine 11: (2015) Pre loaded with Zinc pennies. 8 penny automatic machine. ????
1) Kangaroo
2) Giraffe
3) Ape
4) Rhinoceros
5) Wolf
6) Lion
7) Swan
8) Gorilla

Machine 12 (2016)- is in the Barn.
1) Cow,
2) Goat,
3) Horse,
4) Pig.

Token Machines:

Token Machine 2: (2015) is in the Regenstein Center for African Apes. All have the Zoo name and Swans on the back. Is in the Ape House.
1) Chimpanzee
2) Gorilla
3) White Cheeked Gibbon
4) Japanese Macaque

Token Machine 3: (2015) is in the Great Barn in the Farm area in the far Southern part of the zoo. All have the Zoo name, City and State and Swans on the back. Is in the Regenstein African Journey
1) Goat
2) Jacob Sheep
3) Pony
4) Piglets

Token machine 4: Need Scan is in the Regenstein African Journey. Is in the Great Barn in the Dairy area in the far southern part of the zoo. Designs are:
1) a Giraffe,
2) Penguin,
3) Polar Bear,
4) Rhinoceros.

Retired Machines.

Retired 1 (Singles): 1) Ape, 2) Cheetah, 3) Giraffe, 4) Monkeys, 5) Elephant, 6) Lion, 7) Rhino.
Retired 2: 1) Pig, 2) Goat, 3) Cow, 4) Tractor.
Retired 3: 1) Seals, 2) Bats, 3) Elephant, 4) Panda
Retired 4: 1) Lion, 2) Tiger, 3) Cheetah, 4) Jaguar.
Retired 7: 1) Seals, 2) Bear, 3) Steam engine, 4) Diesel train engine.
Retired 10 -1) A train engine, 2) A Train Engine, 3) A Sea Lion, 4) A Bear

Feb 2024: did not see any machines but wondering if they are away for winter? What did Customer Service say the machines went??? Repair, maintenance, conversion, other???

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