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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...