Skip to content

Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum

NCUnited StatesLinville, NC

Active4 machines

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

4 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Machine 4 - Museum Machine4Penny
Machine 54Penny
Retired 3?Penny
Retired 1, Pennies and 2, Dime?Penny

4 photos from collectors

Report an update to this machine

Know something this listing does not? A new machine, new designs, moved, gone, jammed. Describe it below and a volunteer will check it and update the record.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Drop files here or
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, webp, Max. file size: 12 MB, Max. files: 5.
    Up to 5 photos of the machine or the pressed coins (JPG, PNG or WebP, 12 MB each). A volunteer checks them before they go on the listing.
    Only used if a volunteer needs to ask a follow-up question.

    ← All machines in North Carolina