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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
At Home on the Practical Information
Great Lakes 1200 S Lake Shore Dr. Map 4 E4.
showcases native Tel (312) 939-2438. Open
fish of the Great Memorial Day–Labor Day:
Lakes basin, 9am–6pm daily (mid-Jun–Aug:
including Lake 9am–10pm Wed). Labor Day–
Sturgeon in a Memorial Day: 9am–5pm Mon–
touch pool.
Fri; 9am–6pm Sat, Sun, public
hols. Closed Dec 25. &
Oceans (see website for various free days).
As part of the Waters of the World galleries, 7 9 0 = h Lectures.
here you can see an array of animals from ∑ sheddaquarium.org
tide pools to the ocean floor. Particularly
fascinating is the giant Pacific octopus, Transport
q Roosevelt then free trolley.
one of the largest species in the world.
@ 146. £ Roosevelt then
free trolley.

Wild Reef
The blue-spot stingray is among
the 500 species of reef fish
on view in this underground
wing. Also housed here
is one of the most diverse
displays of sharks in
North America.

. Amazon Rising
Experience all four seasons
affecting the floodplain forest
of the mighty Amazon River,
and encounter stingrays, dart
frogs, caimans, and many more
creatures of the Amazon.
Main Entrance

. Caribbean Reef
More than 250 tropical animals,
Asia, Africa, and Australia including a sea turtle and
highlights fish such as the bonnethead sharks, live in this reef
aggressive Nile knifefish that habitat, one of the aquarium’s most
inhabit the warm freshwaters popular exhibits. Visitors can watch
of the eastern hemisphere. as a diver feeds the creatures.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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