Great Indoor Winter Family Activities in Chicago

Even though it might be cold and windy out in Chicago during the winter you do not have to be out in it all the time. Chicago offers plenty of fun activities for families to enjoy indoors all winter long. Many of Chicago's best museums and venues are focused on children or have whole exhibits dedicated to them.

Anyone can spend an entire day at the Shedd Aquarium without seeing everything or becoming bored. The huge number of exhibits, fish and activities will keep children of all ages occupied and interested. Among the highlights is a new permanent exhibit where the family can literally step into the underwater world of a coral reef. Wild Reef is a floor to ceiling exhibit of a recreated Philippine coral reef with 25 sharks, over 500 fish species and live coral reef that exists and interacts all around you. Currently there are two related exhibits of interest one that is permanent and the other will be visiting till the end of February. Lizards and the Komodo King is a visiting exhibit that kids will love featuring 25 different types of lizards in all different sizes to learn about. The Grand Cayman Iguana Exhibit is also a crowd pleaser featuring the endangered Grand Cayman Iguana that is part of a global breeding effort to save the species, Old favorites not to be missed include the seahorse exhibits and the daily feedings in the main atrium. Check the posted times that divers will be in the tank to feed the fish and answer questions.