John Shedd's grandson, John Shedd Reed, who had served as president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad from 1967 to 1986, was president of the aquarium's board from 1984 until 1994, and was a life trustee until his death in 2008. In 1987, Shedd Aquarium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1985, this boat was replaced with the aquarium's current vessel, the Coral Reef II. That same year, the aquarium acquired its first research vessel, a 75-foot (23 m) boat for exploring the Caribbean, manned by a crew to conduct field research and collect specimens. In 1971, Shedd Aquarium added one of its most popular exhibits, a 90,000-US-gallon (340,000 l) exhibit reproducing a Caribbean coral reef. The Aquarium was located immediately north of the fairgrounds, and the museum gained exposure to a large international crowd. In 1933, Chicago hosted its second world's fair, the Century of Progress. In 1930, 20 railroad tank cars made eight round trips between Key West and Chicago to transport 1 million US gallons (3,800,000 l) of seawater for the Shedd's saltwater exhibits. As one of the first inland aquariums in the world, the Shedd had to rely on a custom-made railroad car, the Nautilus, for the transport of fish and seawater. Groundbreaking took place on November 2, 1927, and construction was completed on Decemthe first exhibits opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium cost $3 million to build, and initially included 132 exhibit tanks. Shedd, cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony. Although Shedd only lived long enough to see the architect's first drawings for the aquarium, his widow, Mary R. Shedd, a protégé of Marshall Field (benefactor of the adjacent Field Museum), to the city of Chicago. Shedd Aquarium was the gift of retail leader John G. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. 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. The aquarium contains 1,500 species, including fish, marine mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, and insects. in 2005, and in 2007, it surpassed the Field Museum as the most popular cultural attraction in Chicago. It was the most visited aquarium in the U.S. In 2015, the aquarium had 2.02 million visitors. It is located on Lake Michigan, on the Museum Campus Chicago, along with the Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 l 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium was for some time the largest indoor facility in the world. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
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