Lake Superior Zoo

If you’re looking for fun things to do in Duluth, MN, you’ve come to the right place. Featuring hundreds of native animals and exotic species year-round, the Lake Superior Zoo is the region’s wildest place to explore. Here, you’ll find animal exhibits, educational programming and camps, party rental options, and – most importantly – fun that runs wild.

We asked nicely and were able to get to the machine without paying admission to the zoo.

Machine 5: (2023) Designs are:
1) Sloth hanging from a branch: George the two-towed sloth.
2) Bear: Tundra & Banks the Alaskan Brown Bears or Syke the Black Bear
3) Red Panda: Zooze the Red Panda
4) Tiger: Taj the Amur Tiger

Machine 6: (2024):
1) Bat: Egyptian fruit bat & Straw-colored fruit bats
2) Ringtail Lemur: Ringtail Lemur troop
3) Pallas Cat: Pabu the Pallas cat
4) Axolotl: Eugene the Axolotl

Token Machne 1: (2024):
1) Tiger
2) Red Panda
3) Two Bears
4) '1923 - 2023, 100 Years', Elephant, Rhino, Hippo,
Rear- Lake Superior Zoo logo.

Retired Machines:

Retired 1: 1) Bat image
Retired 2: 1) A Wolf, 2) A Lion, 3) A Tiger,
Retired 3: 1) A Bear
Retired 4: 1) Peacock, 2) Lemur, 3) Zoo Train.

7/16 Machine 4 installed.
10/16: Art and machine added to machine 4. (Thanks Joan) GSY

4/21/23: Machine 5, a four penny Pennycollector hand crank machine, $.51 each) added here.

8/28/24: Found Machines 5 and 6 and Token Machine 1 outside the gift shop in the main building. Did not find any other machines in the zoo and confirmed with staff that these are the only machines now. TEC #5776

28Jun2025 - RAH - Successful mail off! Super friendly staff and the coins are rolling great! They took the time to describe each pressed penny and I've updated the description above with their infomation!