Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium

Q: Where is Shedd Aquarium?

Chicago, United States. Shedd Aquarium is an aquarium in Chicago, United States, at 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. Its coordinates are 41.868° N, 87.614° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 422 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Shedd Aquarium?

402 species. Citizen-science photos record 402 species at Shedd Aquarium, including Beluga, Magellanic Penguin, Wattled Jacana, Leopard Shark and California Sea Lion. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Shedd Aquarium in the wild?

Beluga: Svalbard. Some of the animals photographed at Shedd Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Beluga (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Magellanic Penguin (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Península Valdés) and Wattled Jacana (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Iberá National Park).

Q: When did Shedd Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1930, 2.0 ha. Shedd Aquarium, an aquarium in Chicago, United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 402 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Chicago

🐠 Aquarium, United States 402 spp. present

Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is a public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the oldest continually operating non-governmental aquariums in the U.S. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

41.868° N 87.614° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

402

species

Opened

1930

Size

Small

Visit

Getting there

Address: 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: +1-312-939-2438
Access: Wheelchair accessible

sheddaquarium.org ↗

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Delphinapterus leucas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Svalbard

Spheniscus magellanicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Península Valdés+ 1 more park

Jacana jacana

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Iberá National Park+ 25 more parks

Triakis semifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park+ 7 more parks

Dracaena guianensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Yasuní National Park

Corallus caninus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Brownsberg Nature Park

Dendrocygna viduata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 52 more parks

Before you go

Where is Shedd Aquarium?

Chicago, United States

Shedd Aquarium is an aquarium in Chicago, United States, at 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. Its coordinates are 41.868° N, 87.614° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 422 km away.

What animals can you see at Shedd Aquarium?

402 species

Citizen-science photos record 402 species at Shedd Aquarium, including Beluga, Magellanic Penguin, Wattled Jacana, Leopard Shark and California Sea Lion. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Shedd Aquarium in the wild?

Beluga: Svalbard

Some of the animals photographed at Shedd Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Beluga (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Magellanic Penguin (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Península Valdés) and Wattled Jacana (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Iberá National Park).

When did Shedd Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1930, 2.0 ha

Shedd Aquarium, an aquarium in Chicago, United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 402 species are photographed there.