Shedd Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains 32,000 animals,[1] and was for some time the largest
| Address 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, USA |
Basic Info
| Annual visitors 2.02 million |
| Built 1929 |
| Date opened May 30, 1930; 94 years ago (May 30, 1930) |
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Shedd Aquarium's Vision
A world thriving with aquatic life, sustained by people who love, understand and protect it. Here, there and everywhere, Shedd Aquarium connects nature lovers and animal enthusiasts with the aquatic animal world. Beluga encounters, beach clean-ups and 360 virtual dives with Caribbean reef sharks are
Shedd Aquarium's Mission
Sparking compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world. What does that mean? Compassion for animals evokes empathy for all of nature, which is marvelous, robust and equally fragile. Curiosity highlights how the Shedd experience brings people closer to animals and their
