BIG CITY FUN
region: Chicago
interest: Family/Discover/Play
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See the thrilling Fantasea aquatic show featuring leaping dolphins, beluga whales and parading penguins. Or cut the kids loose in the Polar Play Zone, where they can touch real sea stars.
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In the exhibit Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age take a journey back through the Ice Age to see saber-toothed cats and giant bears. Don’t miss Lyuba, the world’s best-preserved baby mammoth.
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Feel the awesome power of nature when the permanent new Science Storms exhibit opens in March. Encounter seven re-created natural phenomena, including a swirling 40-foot-tall tornado and a tsunami generated in a 30-foot-long tank of water.

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