shedd aquarium: How can I get from Mount Prospect, IL to downtown chicago without driving? I am not really comfortable with driving downtown and I have been wanting to go to the shedd aquarium for years.|||I certainly encourge mass transit - the traffic can be bad but the parking fees are ridiculous. Take the Metra Union Pacific NW line into Olgilvie Transportation Center, which used to be called the Northwestern Station. It's a decent walk to Shedd, that's how I would get there myself, but you can then walk up a block to Washington and take the #14 bus east to Columbus, then the #11 bus south to Shedd. The link below is a great resource for ways to get from Olgilvie to many popular attractions.|||Warning! The main attraction of the Shedd Aquarium, Oceanarium, is under construction for 8 more weeks. It is scheduled to open on 5/22. Below is the Aquarium's website but you will have to investigate a little to find the info: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/ http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/鈥?/a> http://www.sheddaquarium.org/oceanariump鈥?/a> Getting there using RTA is easy and relatively cheap considering parking fees. Use the following site to route your trip using a PACE bus to the Mt Prospect METRA station, then a train to Chicago, followed by a couple CTA busrides. The trip wil take about 90 min: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/oceanariump鈥?/a>