7 South Arbor Road
Aberdeen, WA , 98520-9519

Phone: (360) 310-4882

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The International Mermaid Museum is dedicated to teaching ocean ecology from seashore to sea floor immersed in mermaid mythology unifying oceanic cultures. A fun place to visit a few miles out of Aberdeen on the road to Westport. This property is the home of Westport Winery Garden Resort, Ocean's Daughter Distillery and the Sea Glass Grill. Wine and spirit tastings are available at the Winery. Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Plenty of free parking. Pennybandz, Pennypalz and the Penny Adventure book are for sale in the gift shop.
Cost of admission to Museum: $3 per person. Children age 5 and under are free. Families are $10. You do not have to pay admission to access the gift shop or the penny machine. The International Mermaid Museum will hold its 2024 Mermaid Festival from Saturday, April 6 through Sunday, April 14. During this nine-day event it is free to visit the museum from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and to enjoy the festival from noon to 5:00 pm.

Machine 1 is inside the room adjacent to the gift shop. Cost to press: $1.00 each design. This is a new type of machine that takes a $1.00 (dollar bills only; no quarters accepted) for each design, or a tap/swipe credit card for a $1.00 charge for each design only and after hand cranking, presses a pre-loaded zinc penny. Designs all have a solid ringed border with 'International Mermaid Museum Washington Coast':
1. (H) Mermaid tail and mermaid emerging from the water.
2. (V) Mermaid standing facing back.
3. (V) Mermaid standing facing right with hair blowing left.
4. (V) Mermaid standing facing right, hair blowing right.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 46° 54' 55" N Longitude: 123° 58' 18" W
Google Maps coordinates: W28H+6H Aberdeen, Washington

09/17/23 The Machine uses pre-loaded zinc pennies only. (Pre-loaded).

October 8, 2023. The penny machine is rolling excellent well centered images with very slight tails. MWHTH