Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

For other uses, see Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album).

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is devoted to a huge collection of coin-operated animatronic dummies, mechanical games and other oddities. Exhibits include, for example, the classic gypsy Fortune teller machine that used to grace many a carnival sideshow. Most of the machines still function, so visitors are encouraged to bring change.^[1] The museum's founder, Marvin Yagoda, has been collecting the items that populate the 5,500-square-foot (510 m²) museum for 50 years.^[2]

Tally Hall, a rock band from nearby Ann Arbor, has titled an album after the museum.

Notes

1. ^ Semion, Bill. Fun with the Family Michigan, 6th: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZOmWcT12czcC&pg=PA59&dq=%22Marvin%27s+Marvelous+Mechanical+Museum%22. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
2. ^ Godfrey, Linda S.; Moran, Mark; Sceurman, Mark. Weird Michigan: Your Travel Guide to Michigan's Local Legends and Best Kept. http://books.google.com/books?id=8Rv64wjtnnoC&pg=PA142&dq=%22Marvin%27s+Marvelous+Mechanical+Museum%22. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 

See also

• List of magic museums

External links

• Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum - official site

Coordinates: 42°31′31″N 83°21′42″W / 42.52525°N 83.3618°W / 42.52525; -83.3618