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Shedd Aquarium Exhibits

Caribbean Reef
Dive into the depths of the tropics at Shedd Aquarium’s 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef, one of Shedd’s most popular exhibits. Check out the more than 70 species of animals that inhabit this reef, including butterflyfishes, stingrays and sharks.
Amazon Rising
Shedd Aquarium’s Amazon Rising: Seasons of the River traces this great river — the world’s largest freshwater system— and the people who live along its shores through a normal year of heavy rains and receding floodwaters.
Wild Reef
Be transported to a world hidden in the sea, a place imbued with allure and wonder. There is no other place in the world’s oceans as diverse as a reef in the Philippines, and guests to Shedd Aquarium’s Wild Reef will get a diver’s-eye view of this lush ecosystem.
Oceanarium
The 3-million-gallon saltwater Oceanarium at Shedd Aquarium is the largest indoor marine mammal habitat in the world. Beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, Alaska sea otters and harbor seals thrive in a dramatic re-creation of a Pacific Northwest coastal environment.

Shedd Aquarium Exhibits Special Events

Shedd Aquarium Exhibits Ongoing Events

Tots on Tuesdays

Every Tuesday Shedd offers activities created especially for the preschool set. "Tots on Tuesdays" includes story times, crafts, animal touch programs, videos, costumed characters, dancing and singing. Times: Vary throughout day Location: Look for information posted about activity locations in the Kovler Family Hall (main foyer).

Shedd Aquarium Exhibits Daily Events

Animal Encounters

Meet an animal closeup. Explore your connections to animals such as cockroaches, frogs, turtles, snakes and more during a live-animal program. Times: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Location: Look for information posted about the program locations in the Kovler Family Hall (Main Foyer).

Caribbean Reef Presentations

Talk to one of our divers while he or she is underwater feeding more than 300 reef animals. A sea turtle, rays, sharks and a rainbow of schooling fishes all call the Caribbean Reef home. Times: 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Location: Rotunda.

Marine Mammal Presentations

Go on a dolphin- and whale-watching trip. See some of the amazing natural behaviors of dolphins and whales such as diving, spyhopping and tail walking. Times: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. (weekends and holidays) 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (weekdays) Location: Oceanarium Based on registered group occupancy, seating availability will vary.

Shedd Aquarium

1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605

Phone

312-939-2438

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Hours

Regular Hours – Labor Day to Memorial Day
Sept. 4, 2007 – May 23, 2008 
Weekdays  9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Weekends  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Admission tickets sold up to 45 minutes before closing.

Closed Christmas Day.

Summer Hours – Memorial Day to Labor Day
May 28 – Sept. 3
Daily  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thursdays June 21 – Aug. 30
9 a.m. – 10 p.m.  (The Oceanarium closes at 8 p.m. Wild Reef closes at 9 p.m.)

Website

sheddaquarium.org

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