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28 ❯❯ Top 10 Chicago Highlights

John G. Shedd Aquarium

The eponymous John G. Shedd, president of Marshall Field’s
department store (see p76), donated this Beaux-Arts aquarium to
Chicago in 1929. One of the city’s top attractions, it houses some
25,500 marine animals represen ting 2,100 different species that
include amphibians, fish, and aquatic mammals. The latter can be
seen in the saltwater of the glass-walled Oceanarium, which places
an infinity pool in front of Lake Michigan to transporting effect.
Caribbean
Waters of
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Reef
the World
This vibrant tropical tank Themed tanks hold over
(left) contains glinting 90 re-created aquatic
tarpon, bonnethead habitats, including Ocean
sharks, fluttering rays, Coasts, Tropical Waters,
and many other fish. and Africa, Asia, and
A scuba diver hand-feeds Australia. An Australian
them six times daily, lungfish, known as
narrating his task via an “Granddad,” has been
underwater microphone. a resident since 1933.
Stingray Touch
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Dip your hand into the cool,
shallow pool filled with stingrays to
feel their smooth and muscular wings.
The exhibit is the aquarium’s first
outdoor installation, and therefore
closed in winter. Staff manning the
pool provide animal interpretation.
Wild Reef
Animal Enounters
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Gain a daring
Get up close and personal with
Chilean rose tarantulas, African diver’s perspective of
bullfrogs, and red-tailed boas in whitetip reef, blacktip
handler-controlled reef, sand-bar, and zebra
encounters, held hourly. sharks (above). The
sawfish and fearsome
lionfish happily hold their
own amid the
predator school.
Exterior view
of the Shedd

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