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Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains 32,000 animals,[1] and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l 4,200,000 imp gal) of water. Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. It is surrounded by Museum Campus Chicago, which it shares with the Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. The aquarium has 2 million annual visitors; it was the most visited aquarium in the U.S. in 2005, and in 2007, it surpassed the Field Museum as the most popular cultural attraction in Chicago.[8] It contains 1500 species including fish, marine mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, and insects.[9]
Parking: The small parking lot between Shedd and the Field Museum, as well as the Soldier Field parking garage, offer accessible parking. Entrance: Accessible entrance is located on the southwest side of the aquarium. Look for the statue of a man holding a giant fish.(pictured above!). Bathrooms: Are adequate in size and accessible. Elevators and Ramps get you where you need to go! Where To Wheel Accessibility RatingOverall Rating: (4.1)
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(3.5)
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(4)
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