374 Airport Road
Manteo, NC , 27954

Phone: (252) 473-3494

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The Machines are located outside of gift shop across from each other. Have to pay to get in the Aquarium to get pennies. We asked if we may enter just for the purpose of getting the pennies and were allowed into the gift shop for this purpose.

Machine 3: Designs are;
1) Clownfish,
2) Alligator,
3) Seal,
4) Shark.

Machine 4: Designs are;
1) Fossil,
2) Seahorse,
3) Pufferfish,
4) Sea Turtle.

Token Machine 1: (2019)
1) 'Sand Tiger Shark',
2) 'Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle',
3) 'River Otter',
4) 'Seahorse',
All backs have 'North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island' on them.

Retired Machines:

Retired 1: 1) Shark, 2) Sea Turtle, 3) Grouper, 4) Aquarium Logo,
Retired 2: 1) Alligator, 2) Dolphin, 3) Shark, 4) Aquarium logo,
Retired 5: 1) Seal, 2) Fish, 3) Clownfish, 4) Shark.
Retired 6: 1) Chain Dogfish, 2) Hermit Crab, 3) Rainbow Shark, 4) Nurse Shark.

10/16/23: Machines are inside of aquarium. You must have a ticket to get in to press pennies. We asked if we could come in just to press pennies and were told NO you have to pay for a ticket.).

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