Where to Find Pressed Penny Machines Across the U.S.

Collecting mementos from places you visit is something that keeps the memories alive. One of the cheapest and most practical ways of snatching mementos from your journey is finding a penny squisher machine, better known as pressed penny machines. I always called them squisher machines.

Where to Find Pressed Penny Machines Across the U.S.

Pressed Penny Machines will take a penny that you put into the machine and squish it into an elongated coin and embosses a design featuring the place you found it. If you are a penny squisher coin collector, you can find these machines all over the U.S. Keep in mind that these machines generally cost 50 cents to use.

I can remember growing up everywhere we would go we would look for these machines. We would get so excited to use them, then the dreaded “I don't have quarters”, ugh it got us almost every time.

Take a look below to find penny squisher machines across the U.S. that you can visit!

#1 Alabama

• Birmingham Zoo
• Alabama Splash Adventure
• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
• Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
• USS Alabama

#2 Alaska

• Alaska Railroad Company
• Alaska Mint Company
• Alaska Zoo
• Polar Bear Gifts

 

#3 Arizona

• Grand Canyon Railway Station
• Grand Depot Cafe
• Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
• SeaLife Aquarium Arizona
• Arizona Museum of Natural History
• Legoland Discovery Center AZ

#4 Arkansas

• Arkansas Alligator Farm
• Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
• MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

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#5 California

• Legoland California Resort
• Disney California Adventure Park
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
• Skypark at Santas Village
• California State Capitol Museum

#6 Colorado

• Colorado Railroad Museum
• North Pole Colorado Santa’s Workshop
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park

#7 Connecticut

• Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
• Franklin’s General Store
• Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum

#8 Delaware

• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
• Welcome Center

#9 Florida

• Florida Museum of Natural History
• The Florida Aquarium
• Disney's Blizzard Beach
• Florida Caverns State Park

 

#10 Georgia

• Georgia Aquarium
• Six Flags White Water
• Georgia Visitor Center

#11 Hawaii

• Hawaiian Marketplace
• Wet n Wild Hawaii
• Sea Life Park Hawaii

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#12 Idaho

• Museum of North Idaho
• Idaho Falls Zoo
• MK Nature Center
• Museum of Idaho
• Shoshone Falls

#13 Illinois

• Illinois Railway Museum
• Illinois State Museum
• Childrens Museum of Illinois

#14 Indiana

• Indiana Beach Amusement Park
• Indiana Historical Society

#15 Iowa

• Iowa Hall of Pride
• Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
• Scheels All Sports

This is a great booklet to keep all your pressed pennies in as well. There are small slots like baseball card holders inside to keep them all safe and secure.

#16 Kansas

• Lee Richardson Zoo
• Combat Air Museum

#17 Kentucky

• Kentucky Down Under
• Lost River Cave
• Kentucky State Capitol Building
• Kentucky Derby Museum
• KY Creation Museum
• Louisville Zoo

#18 Louisiana

• Louisiana Childrens Museum
• Sci-Port Discovery Center
• Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
• Regal Cinemas Louisiana

#19 Maine

• Maine Discovery Museum
• Old Orchard Pier
• Maine Wildlife Park
• Yorks Wild Kingdom

#20 Maryland

• The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
• Maryland Science Center
• Fire Museum of Maryland
• Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

#21 Massachusetts

• MD Battleship Cove

#22 Michigan

• Michigan Sea Life Aquarium
• Michigan Science Center
• MI Mystery Spot
• MI History Center

#23 Minnesota

• Lark Toy Company
• Sea Life Minnesota
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Minnesota History Center

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#24 Mississippi

• Big Play Biloxi

#25 Missouri

• Missouri Civil War Museum
• Missouri History Museum
• Uranus Fudge Factory
• Kansas City Zoo

#26 Montana

• Zoo Montana
• Montana Snowbowl

#27 Nebraska

• Cabela’s
• Ashfall Fossil Beds
• Henry Doorly Zoo

#28 New Hampshire

• None in New Hampshire

#29 New Jersey

• Battleship New Jersey
• Cape May County Park and Zoo

#30 New Mexico

• New Mexico Museum of Natural History
• New Mexico Museum of Space History
• New Mexico Mining Museum

Grab one of these as is or you can request some customization from the builder. This pressed penny holder is a great addition to your home.

#31 New York

• The Buffalo History Museum
• New York State Museum
• Grand Slam New York
• New York Hall of Science
• New York Aquarium

#32 North Carolina

• North Carolina Zoo
• North Carolina Museum of History
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Science
• Battleship North Carolina
• North Carolina Maritime Museum

#33 North Dakota

• North Dakota Heritage Center
• National Buffalo Museum
• Roosevelt Park Zoo
• Chahinkapa Zoo

#34 Ohio

• National Museum of the USAF
• Ohio Bird Sanctuary
• Ohio Caverns

#35 Oklahoma

• Cherokee Heritage Center
• Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
• Oklahoma Aquarium
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Oklahoma History Center

 

#36 Oregon

• The Oregon Vortex
• Oregon Zoo
• Oregon Coast Aquarium

#37 Pennsylvania

• Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom 
• Perfectly Pennsylvania
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

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#38 Rhode Island

• House of Scrimshaw

#39 South Carolina

• South Carolina Aquarium
• South Carolina State Museum

#40 South Dakota

• 1880 Train Gift Shop
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum

#41 Tennessee

• Tennessee Aquarium
• Goats on the Roof

#42 Texas

• Garner State Park
• Oldest Town in Texas
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas
• Texas State Railroad State Historical Park
• Texas Seaport Museum

I just love this design to display all your pressed pennies. It seems so fun and would fit in any home I am sure.

#43 Utah

• Utah Olympic Park
• Golden Spike National Park
• The Living Planet Aquarium
• Field House of Natural History
• UT Hole N the Rock

#44 Vermont

• Vermont Teddy Bear Company

#45 Virginia

• Flatwoods Monster Museum
• Virginia Zoo
• Science Museum of Virginia
• Virginia Safari Park

#46 Washington

• Cabelas
• Mount St Helens
• Seattle Underground Donut Tour

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#47 Washington D.C.

• Washington DC Capitol Building 
• White House Visitor Center
• Washington National Cathedral

#48 West Virginia

• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
• West Virginia State Museum
• West Virginia State Wildlife Center

#49 Wisconsin

• Paul Bunyans Cook Shanty
• Wisconsin Historical Museum
• Cave of the Mounds

 

#50 Wyoming

• Fort Caspar Museum
• Wyoming State Museum
• WY Little America Hotel
• The Wyoming Dinosaur Center

 

These are just a few locations for each state. If you are wondering about a specific town give this list a try.  Let us know where your favorite pressed penny machines are located and share your photos of them in the comments below!