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Polar Play Zone

Kids have a place at Shedd that they can call their own—Polar Play Zone. It’s cool as ice and twice as nice! The penguins think so, too.

Play! Splash! Pretend! What would you like to be? A sleek sliding penguin? A deep-sea explorer? How about both? In Polar Play Zone, you can slip into a penguin suit and try being a bird in the Icy South play area. From there, head to the Icy North to explore the belugas’ Arctic waters in a kid-sized submarine. Don’t forget to shake hands—or is it arms?—with colorful sea stars in the touch pools. In Polar Play Zone, you’ll learn about polar opposites—big and small, fast and slow, shallow and deep, even north and south—while you play.

Buy tickets to Polar Play Zone.

See the penguins, dolphins, belugas and sea lion in Fantasea, Shedd's new aquatic show. Watch the trailer.

Making Waves Campaign

The Oceanarium Reimagined is part of Shedd's historic $50 million Making Waves campaign.

New penguin chicks are on exhibit in Polar Play Zone. Learn more.

Be amazed by the sea otters, sea lions, beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins and penguins.