One Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN , 37401-2048

Phone: 800-262-0695

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The Aquarium sells its own Penny Book. You can get to all the machines by the Gift Shops without paying admission. They also sell Tokens at the different Buildings, There are 17 different Tokens also.

Penny machines have been converted to $1 per penny, or all 4 pennies for $4 with credit card/apple pay.

The 1 Limited Edition 24K gold plated token is $10 each and is in all the 4 token machines.

Machine 2: located inside the IMAX lobby
1) Clownfish, 2) Carp, 3) Swordfish, 4) Rays.

Machine 3: located inside of the IMAX Theater lobby:
1) Seahorse, 2) Tropical fish, 3) Stingray, 4) Shark.

Machine 5: located inside the Ocean Journey building:
1) Butterfly, 2) Shark, 3) Turtle, 4) Seahorse

Machine 6: located inside the Ocean Journey building:
1) Parrot, 2) Shark, 3) Octopus, 4) Jellyfish

Machine 7: located inside the River Journey building:
1) Aquarium buildings, 2) Standing Otter, 3) Catfish, 4) Otter head

Machine 8: located inside the River Journey building:
1) Alligator, 2) Penguin, 3) Snake, 4) Bass fish

Machine 9 (2016): located inside the Ocean Journey building:
1) Meercat, 2) Penquin, 3) Shark, 4) Turtle

All the limited edition tokens in the machines are $10 each:

Need scan/ photo of tokens, front and back, on a plain white background.

Token Machine 1:
1) Limited Edition 24K gold plated Tennessee Aquarium Token

Token Machine 2:
1) Limited Edition 24K gold Token Tennessee Aquarium Token

Token Machine 3:
1) Limited Edition 24K gold plated Tennessee Aquarium Token

Token Machine 4:
1) Limited Edition 24K gold plated Tennessee Aquarium Token

Retired Penny Machines:

Retired 1: was located inside of the IMAX Theater lobby: Frog, Turtle, Eagle, Trout.
Retired 4: 1) Picture the Tennessee Aquarium.

Retired Tokens:

Retired Tokens from Machine 1: 1) Stingray, 2) Otter, 3) Paddlefish, 4) Sandbar Shark,
Retir4d Tokens from Machine 2: 1) Seahorse, 2) West Coast Sea Nettle (Jellyfish), 3) Poison Dart Frog, 4) Macaroni Penguin
Retired Tokens from Machine 3: 1) Gentoo Penguin, 2) Owl, 3) Macaw, 4) Butterfly
Retired Tokens from Machine 4: 1) Green Sea Turtle, 2) Sea Turtle, 3) American Alligator, 4) Ring-Tailed Lemur,

The Penny Book in the Gift Shop has spaces large enough for the tokens to fit and it s a navy blue design with gold foil animal graphics on the front cover. .

There is 1 limited edition 24K gold plated token for $10 each in the 4 token machines.

Penny books are sold for $5.50.

09/03/22- The limited edition is in all of the token machines and is now $10 each.

7/14/2025 - Aquarium Foods Machine 4 no longer exists.
All other machines in River Journey, Ocean Journey and IMAX theater are running well and fully stocked.
The penny book is sold out at both gift stores inside RJ and OJ, however it is available for purchase at the IMAX theater concessions and is a navy blue design with gold foil animal graphics on the front cover.