Chicago, best known as the Windy City, is the home of the largest indoor aquarium in the world. That is the Shedd Aquarium. The aquarium provides numerous exhibits. You will find yourself face to face with deadly sharks and eels.

If you do decide to visit the Shedd Aquarium, you need to have a clear understanding of its location first. The Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 South Lake Shore Drive on Museum Campus in Chicago. If you are looking for the directions to the aquarium, you have come to the right place. We will help to get you going in the right direction.

Is there any public transportation to the Shedd Aquarium? Yes. The Museum Campus is severed year-round by the CTA #146 Museum Campus bus. The bus runs until 10:30pm every day. For more info or details, visit this website:

CTA Bus Tracker

http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/home.jsp

If you are traveling from State Street downtown, North Michigan Avenue, or the north side of Chicago, take the southbound CTA bus #146 Marine-Michigan to the Museum Campus. Or board CTA's Red / Orange Line train toward the Loop and get off at the Roosevelt Road / Museum Campus Station. Then transfer to the #146 Museum Campus bus.

If you are getting to the Shedd Aquarium from Midway Airport or the south side of Chicago, you can board CTA bus #6 Jeffery Express (daily). There is a stop across from the Museum Campus. You also can take the Orange Line train toward the Loop and get off at the Roosevelt Road or Museum Campus station. Then transfer to the #146 Museum Campus bus.

If you are arriving at the O'Hare International Airport, take the CTA's Blue Line train and take off at Washington station. Then take the southbound #146 bus on State Street. For more transportation info, call 312-836-7000 or click here:

Chicago Transit Authority

http://www.transitchicago.com/default.aspx

If you drive to the Shedd Aquarium, the driving directions and parking info may be very important for you. Drive on Lake Shore Drive and exit at 18th Street. Follow Museum Campus Drive around Soldier Field. Signs will direct you to visitors' parking. The Shedd Aquarium is located just north of the parking deck and the Field Museum. You'd better arrive before 9:30am to get the early bird parking rate and avoid waiting in long lines.

What to consider if you drive to the Shedd? The Museum Campus is the venue used for concerts, marathons and other various special events. Due to this, the traffic and parking will be affected sometimes.

There is the Bears game on Sunday Jan 16, 2011 at the Museum Campus. Between 8am to 1:30pm, the only parking available at Museum Campus will be at the Adler lot with a fee of $46. After 1:30pm, the Soldier Field parking lot and other Museum Campus garages will open to the public with a special-event fee of $46 cash, if the space is available. On that day, valet parking at Shedd Aquarium will be not available.

However, there are also inexpensive parking alternatives in the nearby areas. You can park your car at the Lake Side Center at the rate of $25, the 31st Street Surface Lot at the rate of $19 and the Millennium Park garage at the rate of $25. Shuttle buses parking may be available at the Lake Side Center and Millennium Park, but not available at the Museum Campus. Park your car there and take CTA's #146 Museum Campus bus to the Shedd Aquarium with a fee of $2.25.