Nowhere appreciates summer like Chicago. As our thriving metropolis moves into summer temperatures, riverside bars, lakefront beaches, and our plethora of phenomenal parks all begin to blossom with jubilance. The…...
Shedd Aquarium is conducting a vote where Chicago locals can help name newly rescued Otters 929 as they’ve recently joined the Abbott Oceanarium. The animal care team that has been overseeing their health will vote inte...
Museum Campus contains many iconic locals, like the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium, Soldier Field, and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. Alongside that, the small island also includes natu...
The best things in life are free. Last year the aquarium continuously treated Illinois residents to free admission days. They then started off 2022 with more of the same inviting visitors in free of charge on numerous d...
At the start of 2022, after a tumultuous couple of years with closures and mercurial mitigation measures, Chicago’s beloved not-for-profit Shedd Aquarium announced a transformational ‘Centennial Commitment...
One of the best zoos in the country is our very own Lincoln Park Zoo. Blooloop, “the world’s leading online resource for professionals working in the visitor attractions sector,” recently conducted a study to determine...
The penguins at the Shedd Aquarium are ready to party in their finest formal wear– their classic tuxedoes of course! The after-hours soiree is appropriately dubbed The Great Penguin Party. The Roaring 20s-themed p...
Chicago and the rest of Illinois will fully reopen this Friday, June 11. The day has finally come that Chicago will move into Phase 5 reopening the city entirely and ending all capacity limits and restrictions at bars,...
Penguins aren’t the only Shedd Aquarium animals taking field trips! Back in March of 2020, after the Shedd Aquarium closed its doors to the public, Shedd let some of their penguins out to visit other areas of the aquari...
Real-life aquatic animal encounters are back! Following Governor JB Pritzker’s announcement that Chicago will be shifting to Tier 2 mitigation standards, our beloved Shedd Aquarium is preparing to reopen to member...