This was a most amazing place to visit and well worth the cost of admission. I would encourage all ages to visit. I was particularly impressed with how well the various exhibits were maintained.

First, go first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds. We have been to several aquariums in the US and were a bit disappointed by Shedd. The species and displays are amazing but we found the glass to be hazy while viewing the animals and questioned the amount we spent. The dolphin show was good but not spectacular. I guess in comparison to ...

I loved it there there was nothing i didn't like.I live in miami,florida and our seaquarium doesn't even have half of the animals there.And we have an ocean here.

The price was quite steep and it was crowded. However, my kids really enjoyed seeing the shark exibit, dolphins, whales and more. The highlight of my three and six year olds' trip was the Spongebob 4D movie. They LOVED it! Just a warning...it may be cheaper to buy the family pass then tickets if you plan to make a trip back...plus you get ...

I had a great time here. Next time I go I will be checking out the reef special. Added bonus was the reptile section which I didn't know about prior to going. All sorts of cool stuff for the science/nature curious type.

Only real let down was the dolphin show. It was 2 minutes of dolphin show stretched to 20 minutes plus of a the "host" explaining how the trainers check the dolphins.

Large aquatic display, quite interesting. Dolphin show was good, fairly short show, however, it was free. Beluga whale tank was fun, saw feeding demonstration. Cafeteria was extremely busy/noisy but overheard that the staff was caught off guard by the number of people visiting that day. Would visit again.

My wife and I went on vacation. This was are first time in Chicago the city was wonderful there are so many things to see and do, don't waist your time with this place. The shedd was crowded the service was awful.

The two things I liked about the aquarium were the dolphin show and the monkey in one of the exibits. We paid $23 a ticket, based on what I saw, the ticket prices should be more like $12 a ticket. If you do go, make sure you buy your tickets in advance to avoid waiting in like for 45 minutes.

Visited the Shedd Aquarium with my daughter, her husband, 10 month old twins and a 5 year old. I would think that because hundreds of children visit, the facility would be more family - friendly. The greeters yelled at us to stay in line and if we were not quite we would have to stand in the cold. The rest rooms are very small only three stalls. ...