It was a cloudy and rainy day in the Chicago area, so we didn't get to see much else besides what the Shedd had to offer. I think I'll take the kids to the Field Museum in July, and hopefully the weather will be better so they can "see" a bit of the city. It was so cloudy, most of the buildings were in the clouds... we couldn't see much of the Sears tower at all.
Anyway, we were pleasantly surprised at the Coral Reef area, where this creature, which is more than 6 feet long, came out. We were told that this animal is nocturnal, and only comes out about once every 6 months when all the lights are on... so that was a nice treat for us.
We saw many strange creatures that God placed on this planet... like a spider crab, an alligator turtle, fish with bubbles on their heads (my lil girl called them headaches), a blue star fish, nemo, stingrays, turtles, lobsters, iquanas and needle fish (to name a few).
We ended up parking by Soldier Field, and their was a small Children's Garden by it, so the kids got to run around a bit after being so good in the aquarium
Overall... I'd say it was a very successful day... not bad for the first time in the city with the kids.
