Mariner Square – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! World of Adventure

Ripley's Believe It of Not! was founded in 1918 by cartoonist and adventurer Robert Ripley. The museum has kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons. Ripley's Believe It of Not! World of Adventure includes the Odditorium, Tussaud's Waxworks, the Art Garden, Laserace plus a combination Arcade and Gift Shop.

Hours of operation: Thursday through Monday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. You do not have to pay admission to access the penny machine. There is a change machine that accepts $1 and $5 bills just inside the front entrance (currently removed during Covid-19 concerns).
Plenty of free parking behind the facility.

Machine 2 The penny machine is inside straight back from the entrance in the middle of the Arcade/Gift Shop. Cost to press: 50¢ each design. Designs:
1. (H) Yaquina Bay bridge with 'Newport Oregon'.
2. (H) Elephant with 'Wax Works'.
3. (H) Yaquina Head lighthouse with 'Newport Oregon'.
4. (H) Ripley's Believe It of Not! logo with 'Newport - Oregon'

Retired 1: 1). Penny with 'This was my penny Ripley's Believe It of Not!' 2). Yaquina Head lighthouse with 'Newport, Oregon' 3). A head emerging from a head with 'The Wax Works Newport, OR' 4). Yaquina Bay bridge with 'Yaquina Bay Bridge Newport OR'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N44° 37' 50.9658" Longitude: W124° 3' 7.6896"
Google Maps coordinates: JWJX+C9 Newport, Oregon

August 21, 2020. Penny machine speed rolling well centered excellent images on 95% copper pre-82 pennies. MWHTH

12/22/24: What is the update here. Please describe the designs/ machine. Thanks

4/18/25: Machine working perfectly. Employee stated they may be getting a new machine and keeping the old one, so potential for two machines at this location.