Encased in a handsome marble octagon overlooking the Lake, the Shedd is the world's largest indoor aquarium. If it's been a while since you've ogled aquatic life, you're in for a treat. Thanks to floor-to-ceiling viewing windows and high-tech advancements like roving underwater video cameras and a movie-theater–quality sound system, it's a much more engrossing experience than you may remember....
The Shedd is one of the world's largest indoor aquariums and houses thousands of river, lake, and sea denizens in standard aquarium tanks and elaborate new habitats within its octagon-shaped marble building. The only problem with the Shedd is its relatively steep admission price. You can keep your costs down by buying "Aquarium Only" tickets; the tradeoff is that you'll miss some of the most...
Simply saying that the John G. Shedd Aquarium is the world’s largest indoor aquarium doesn’t really prepare you for the Shedd. Imagine walking along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest, stopping to gaze into tidal pools filled with sea anemones and starfish. The Shedd captures that experience, right down to the moist sea air. Then move on to the tropics. Observe life in the Caribbean Sea...
You don't have to go 20,000 leagues under the sea to experience the world of Jacques Cousteau.:
Overview
The Oceanarium is a major draw. The marine mammal pavilion features beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, Alaskan sea otters and harbor seals in a re-creation of a Pacific...