Self-Guided Visits

Stir the hearts and minds of your students as they witness firsthand the dazzling collection of animals at Shedd Aquarium.
 
   
 

Aquarium Visit Only

Challenge your students to use their observation skills as they explore our global collection of fishes and other aquatic animals. Plan on 40 to 60 minutes to explore the exhibit galleries. Watch a diver feed the fishes and sea turtle in the 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef. Aquarium Adventures activity guides are available upon request when your reservation is made. Would you like to make a reservation?

Combined Oceanarium and Aquarium Visit

Explore a Pacific Northwest temperate rain forest inhabited by Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters, harbor seals and beluga whales. See if you can identify the three separate species of Southern Hemisphere penguins living together in a Falkland Island habitat. Plan on 40 to 60 minutes to walk the nature trails, talk with interpreters, observe the animals and explore the underwater viewing gallery's interactive exhibits. Fifteen-minute presentations featuring dolphins or belugas begin at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Would you like to make a reservation?

Classroom and Laboratory Programs

Add depth to your field trip by including one of our interactive classroom or laboratory programs. All programs are held in our Aquatic Science Center (ASC) and are carefully aligned to the ISBE Learning Standards for Science.


 
 
 
 

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