In the United States, many 20th-century amusement parks had fortune teller machines that enticed customers. Put a coin (or, in later years, a dollar bill) in the slot, and the life-size figure in the ...

Visiting a fortune teller has been a common practice across various cultures for centuries. The allure of peeking into the future or gaining insight into life’s uncertainties is powerful. This ...

An antique Gypsy fortune teller machine, that sat for decades in a Virginia City, Mont., restaurant and has received multimillion dollar offers from curators including magician David Copperfield.

A favorite draw in the cavernous waiting lobby of fun and folksy White Fence Farm fried chicken restaurant in Romeoville, Ill., is an antique fortune-telling machine that, with a drop of a coin, ...