shedd aquarium: Go to http://www.hotels.com Put in Shedd Aquarium (and it will give you Shedd Aquarium, Illinois). Select that option and see the hotels in distance from the aquarium. You can walk to the Aquarium from these hotels as there are pedestrian bridges (which go over the railroad tracks) and also walkways which go under the street and into the main area, also known as the Museum Campus. (http://www.larson-marvine.com/museumcamp鈥?/a> And if you end up further away from the Shedd, you can always take public transportation to the Aquarium (CTA buses run right there) (http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/) Good luck!|||Best Western Grant Park Hotel Chicago's Essex Inn Congress Plaza Hotel The Silversmith Hotel|||try this out, : Best Western Grant Park 1100 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605 800-804-6835 John G Shedd Aquarium 1200 S Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60605 312-939-2426 Total Estimated Distance: 1.8 miles|||Within walking distance?!? Hah, the Shedd Aquarium is out on a "peninsula" that juts far out into the lake. It's a great spot for views but you almost can't walk there. You would have to cross impossible traffic and I don't really know any safe walking routes there from downtown. If you want to know about hotels close by, then you'll probably want to stay in the Congress Hotel, Intercontinental, Hilton, or the W Chicago Lakeshore. I mean, technically they're in walking distance, sort of. It's more than a mile to downtown and across the gigantic Grant Park and Millennium Park. So I wouldn't walk there if I were you. Go by bike or take a taxi. Best wishes!