Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum
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Linville, NC
From collectors
Located on US Highway 221, two miles north of Linville, and one mile south of the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 305)
The machine is located at the top of the mountain just inside the door to the right in the gift shop. You must pay a $20 per person entrance fee to access the machine!
Machine 4 Designs are:
1) 'The Swing Bridge', a Suspension Bridge
2) Standing Otter,
3) A Bear walking left.
4) Eagle flying right. (presses a little long)
Machine 5 designs are:
1) Mountain Lion,
2) Hiker,
3) Scenic view of Swinging Bridge,
4) Elk.
Retired 3 designs were: .
1) 'The Swing Bridge', a Suspension Bridge
2) A standing Bear with three cubs
3) An Otter walking right looking forward.
You must pay $35 per person entrance fee to access the machine.
8/14/24 - everything looks great !!.
9/12/26 - both machines are working. Machine 4 is at the top of the mt by the bridge entrance rolls are perfect. Machine 5 is located at the grandfather Wilson center, rolling short. Jh
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 4 - Museum Machine | 4 | Penny |
| Machine 5 | 4 | Penny |
| Retired 3 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 1, Pennies and 2, Dime | ? | Penny |
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