Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Date opened: May 30, 1930
Location: 1200 South Lake Shore Drive · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Built: 1929
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
No. of animals: 32,000
No. of species: 1,500
Total volume of tanks: 5 million US gallons (19,000 m³)
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