【Chicago 玩】全世界最大的水族館"Shedd Aquarium"！－Kai@Chicago

來到芝加哥不能錯過的景點之一就是這個號稱全世界最大的水族館，"shedd aquarium"！已經有80年歷史的芝加哥水族館至今仍是世界上最大的室內水族館~

From the day it opened in 1930, Shedd Aquarium set a new standard for aquariums around the world. It was the first inland aquarium to maintain a permanent exhibition of both freshwater and saltwater fishes. Today, it remains the largest indoor aquarium in the world.

這次表哥表嫂帶著兩個小寶貝來芝加哥玩，有買年票的他們一定要再度光臨這裡的啦！才星期五就人滿為患了~

大廳售票處~

一般遊客大人票:US$26.95, 小孩票US$19.95, 若要加看一場海豚秀，只要再加US$2

若住的近常來的話，也可以買家庭年票US$145(一年內無限次數入館，每次最多可進來兩個大人四個小孩，像我表嫂就可以帶著我跟兩小孩進來)，每次均可免費觀賞海豚秀~

如果是只來一至二周的觀光客也可以購買CityPass的票，包含五個景點: 大人票:US$69, 小孩票US$59

CityPass is simple. You have nine days to visit each attraction (once) beginning the day you first use your CityPass. In addition to full access to Shedd Aquarium, CityPass includes the Hancock Observatory, the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry.

若是芝加哥的居民，千萬不要浪費了這個居民的大好權益: "免費入場日"！每年有52天是開放給市民免費入場，好像所有的芝加哥博物館都有這樣的免費日~

下面是2010年的市民免費日~ (可惜通常是上班日，所以上班族可能就享受不到這種好康了~ 只有我們這種閒閒沒事幹的米蟲才有空這時間去啦！)

Our Monday and Tuesday Community Discount Days in 2010 are
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 22 and 23;
Sept. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28;
Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26; and
Nov. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30.

And take advantage of our Community Discount Weeks:
Jan. 16–21; Feb. 15–19; and June 14–18.

由於我們入館時剛好碰上新秀Fantasea開演，所以就趕緊跑去看秀~ (買年票的好處是入場時不需要排隊，可以從側門進，而且看秀區有一小區是保留給持年票的member的，所以就算遲到一點也無妨)