Turtle Back Zoo
West Orange, NJ
From collectors
Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo was voted #1 Zoo in New Jersey with over 200 species representing animals from around the world. Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo gives you "The World in your Backyard." It offers education programs for grades K-8.
It is $20 to get in, and $17 for seniors and children. If you want to ride the ponies or the Carousel you have to buy tokens. They have the Turtle Back Zoo Logo on them. They are $3.00 each silver token. If you want to feed the Animals it is $0.25 per brass token.
Machine 4 (2014) is in the gift shop foyer hidden behind an ATM machine. Credit card accepted also. Designs are:
1) Giraffe,
2) Red Pandas, two,
3) Komodo Dragon,
4) Turtle
Retired machines
Retired1 and 2 (6/11).
Retired 1; 1) Chicken, 2) Cow; 3) Horse, 4) Pig
Retired 2; 1) Cougar (V), 2) Otter (H), 3) Buffalo (H), 4) Boa Constrictor (V)
Retired 2014:
Retired 3: 1) Red Panda, 2) Alligator, 3) Penguin, 4) Turtle
6/17/2024 Admission now $20 for adult, $17 for seniors and children.
The penny machine is not in the gift shop proper but in the gift shop foyer hidden behind an ATM machine. Same designs. Credit card accepted also.
Update: Machine is out of order, as of June 2026. Cash still works, no card.
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 4 In the Main Gift Shop | 4 | Penny |
| Retired 3 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 2 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 1 | ? | Penny |
| Token ('No Cash Value' Generic back) | ? | Token |
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