What is Shedd Aquarium?
[[File:JohnGSheddAquarium.jpg|thumb|210px|right|The Shedd Aquarium]] [[File:Acuario Shedd, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-21, DD 04.jpg|thumb|View of the entrance from The Great Ivy Lawn]] '''Shedd Aquarium''' (formally the '''John G. Shedd Aquarium''') is an indoor public aquarium in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] in the [[United States|U.S.]]. It opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium has more than 25,000 fish. It was the largest indoor aquarium in the world until the [[Georgia Aquarium]] opened in 2005. The aquarium holds 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l; 4,200,000 imp gal) of water. The Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. It is surrounded by Museum Campus Chicago, which includes the [[Adler Planetarium]] and the [[Field Museum of Natural History]]. It is named after businessman [[John G. Shedd]]. The aquarium has 2 million annual visitors. It was the most visited aquarium in the U.S. in 2005. In 2007, it was the most popular cultural attraction in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crain's List Largest Tourist Attractions (Cultural): Ranked by 2007 attendance|date=2008-06-23|page=22|publisher=[[Crain Communications Inc.]]|work=Crain's Chicago Business}}</ref> It contains 1,500 species including fish, marine mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, and insects.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sheddaquarium.org/pdf/publicrelations/fs_sheddoverview.pdf| title=Shedd Aquarium Overview| accessdate=2008-04-17| date=January 2006| archive-date=2012-04-04| archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66fdGipYz?url=http://www.sheddaquarium.org/pdf/publicrelations/fs_sheddoverview.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref> The aquarium received awards for best exhibit from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for Seahorse Symphony in 1999, Amazon Rising in 2001, and Wild Reef in 2004. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Commons category-inline|Shedd Aquarium}} *{{Official website|http://www.sheddaquarium.org}} *[http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?m=shedd+aquarium