Great Lakes Science Center

The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility. Many of the exhibits document the features of the natural environment in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The facility includes signature (permanent) and traveling exhibits, meeting space, a cafe, and an Omnimax theater.

Hours of operation: Fall/Winter Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Monday and Cleveland Brown Home game days. Parking is available in the Science Center's attached 500-car parking facility. Cost to park: Science Center Members w/ Validation $7, Science Center guests w/ Validation $9, Daily Max $13, Guests after 4:00 pm $7.

Admission: You do not need to pay admission to access the penny machine in the gift shop. Adult $19.95, Youth (2-12) $14.95, Adult and Youth Member Free.

Machine 3 (Placed January 2018) is inside the building. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border with 'Great Lakes Science Center':
1. (H) Science Center Logo with 'Stay Curious'.
2. (H) Science Center building with 'Stay Curious'.
3. (H) Apollo capsule with 'NASA Glenn Visitor Center'. (Not available at the moment)

Retired Machines:

Retired 1: 1. (H) WOW, 2. (H) Great Lakes Science Center logo, 3. (H) Great Lakes Science Center.
Retired 2 (The GLSC logo appears on the back of all): 1. (H) Great Lakes Science Center, 2. (V) Einstein, 3. (H) William G Mather Ship, 4. (V) "Smart Chick" (baby chick) with E=MC2.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 41° 30' 27" N Longitude: 81° 41' 48" W
Google Maps coordinates: G843+X9 Cleveland, Ohio

8/19/25: The machine is working with the two designs. There were some pennies stuck but I ran through a couple sets of change and knocked them out. They look very similar to the photos as they seem to run a bit short.