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.

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 3: 1) Clownfish, 2) Alligator, 3) Seal, 4) Shark.
Retired 4: 1) Horseshoe Crab, 2) Seahorse, 3) Pufferfish, 4) Sea Turtle.
Retired 5: 1) Seal, 2) Fish, 3) Clownfish, 4) Shark.
Retired 6: 1) Chain Dogfish, 2) Hermit Crab, 3) Rainbow Shark, 4) Nurse Shark.

Please do not remove the wording or scans in the PC Sites, Just add your update to the bottom!!! Thanks

8/28/24 the only machine available is the token machine. Asked about the penny machines and was told “not right now” by an employee. 2/8/25 Machines are still gone. Employee told me they are waiting for new machines to be delivered but they do not know when they will get them. They had some in the gift shop for .25 but the images are not good.