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museum · Illinois
EV charging near Shedd Aquarium
The 1930 aquarium on the lakefront, with 32,000 animals. There are 248 stations within 25 mi, the closest <1 mi away.
- Within 5 mi
- 69
- Within 25 mi
- 248
- Fastest
- 350 kW+
- Median price
- $0.35
Counted from 248 stations in the directory — DC fast at 36 of them. Distances are straight lines from the landmark, not driving distance.
Shedd Aquarium is the dark pin; the blue pins are the nearest chargers, each linking to its page.
Closest chargers
straight-line- 1Eleven40 Parking Garage<1 mi · Power not listed · J177224 h
- 2One Place Condominiums Garage<1 mi · 7.4 kW · J1772 · $0.35/kWh
- 3Grant Park South Garage<1 mi · 6 kW · J1772, NACS · $0.31/kWh24 h
- 4Adams & Wabash Garage1.0 mi · 6.5 kW · J1772
- 5Millennium Lakeside Garage1.1 mi · Power not listed · J1772, NACS · $0.35/kWh24 h
- 6River City Parking Garage1.1 mi · Power not listed · J177224 h
- 7Millennium Park Garage1.1 mi · 16 kW · J1772, NACS · $0.35/kWh24 h
- 8McCormick Place - West Building1.1 mi · 6.6 kW · J177224 h
Showing 8 of 248 within 25 mi. The map draws twelve.
What the chargers here offer
Counted across the 248 stations within 25 mi of Shedd Aquarium. A map pin is not a plug: check the connector before a driver commits to a stop.
Charging at Shedd Aquarium
Where can I charge an EV near Shedd Aquarium?
The directory lists 248 stations within 25 mi of Shedd Aquarium, 69 of them within 5 mi. The nearest is Eleven40 Parking Garage, <1 mi away in Chicago.
Is there DC fast charging near Shedd Aquarium?
Yes — 36 of the 248 stations within 25 mi offer DC fast charging, and the quickest is Culver’s at 350 kW+, 11 mi from the landmark. A DC stop adds most of a battery in the time a visit takes; the last 20% is slow everywhere.
How much does it cost to charge near Shedd Aquarium?
$0.35 per kWh is the median of the 167 stations within 25 mi that list a price. Networks price per site, so the station a driver picks can be above or below that by a third.
Which plug do I need near Shedd Aquarium?
J1772 at 200 stations, CCS1 at 46 stations, NACS at 29 stations, CHAdeMO at 6 stations, Wall outlet at 3 stations, NEMA 14-50 at 1 station. Match the post to the inlet on your car before committing to a stop — the connector checker answers that for a specific model.
Other landmarks in Illinois
All Illinois landmarksDistances are straight-line mi from the landmark coordinate to each station's coordinate, both as published; a road route is longer. The counts come from the 248 stations the directory lists within 25 mi. Charging prices are the per-kWh figures the networks publish, and live availability is not tracked.



