My husband and I spent fifty dollars on tickets to see the "AMAZING" Shedd Aquarium because it was all hyped up as one of the best attractions in Chicago. Yeah... not so much. After paying FIFTY bucks we essential walked around and looked at fish bowls. Oh, lets not forget FANTASEA!!!! That was fun. Wait, NO, it was poorly acted and boring. We left after about ten minutes. Save your money.

The Shedd has been a favorite of mine since my parents took me to visit the aquarium at an early age. I love the way they have the aquarium mapped out , and how the group different species together. And at every visit I always learn something new or find a new favorite.
The gift shop is another great stop to make to get gifts for friends and family.

It doesn't matter how old you are or how many times you've been, the Shedd Aquarium always provides a fun time. This museum always has a great feature exhibit that's worth the trip, along with the must-see dolphin show. Bring your camera because the city views from the Shedd are breathtaking!

Amazing place. Friendly staff, great attractions. Beluga whale, penguins, sharks, seahorse, coral in downtown chicago. 4-D Planet Earth was an amazing experience. Missed dolphin show, but heard its awesome. A little steep in $$, however, well worth it! Would recommend to a friend.

This is a chicago staple. It is a great aquarium with an awesome view of Lake Michigan. The Oceanarium is very interesteing, along with the mammal show.

I could spend all day in this place. There is always something to see and enjoy. This is the perfect place to take friends or family who visit the city.

Every summer we go to the Shedd Aquarium and always have a great day. They have a huge assortment of fish and other marine life to learn about. Also, the Aquarium provides an abundence of information about all the marine life that you will see. I would recommend going to the Shedd with your family, it's money well spent.

I have been to a few aquariums for school field trips and this one just beats them all! Because I am a teacher I received an all access pass for free which was a wonderful bonus, but even if I had to pay the entrance fees it is well worth the money because there was so much to see there. I also liked how the staff got the kids to play in some interactive games about the animals. I would love to go again some day!

The Shedd Aquarium is in such a architecturally beautiful building with huge columns lining the front of the building. They have the best sealife exhibits that I know of in the Chicago area. My kids really enjoy looking in at all the different tanks that contain all these different seacreatures. They have a great blue iguana exhibit which are wonderful to see especially since they are an endangered species.

PROS: Beautiful buidling, wonderal exhibits
CONS: none

I visited Shedd Aquarium during the Labour Day Weekend,I was struck by the way the animal-care staff interacted with the dolphins and the amazing natural behaviors of dolphins. I learned a lot about the aquatic world including beluga whales, sea otters, and penguins.there were different varities of Crabs,Fishes and Turtles.In Shedd Aquarium's historic galleries.
I experienced a quick trip around the world.in the Amazon Rising area I experienced a whole year of Amazon seasons and saw the changes that yearly floods bring to the river and the forest that surrounds it.I encounterd with dozens of sharks at Wild Reef exibit.It was definitely worth the money.