Shedd Aquarium Unveils Al Capone-Themed Exhibit: "Sleeping with the Fishes"

By Dylan Siegfried

Chicago IL - Paying homage to the world famous mobster icon, The Shedd Aquarium is now showing an Al Capone-themed exhibit, titled, "Sleeping With the Fishes."

"Al Capone is such a famous character in Chicago history, and if we did not include a few skeletons in our aquarium, we would be ignoring the impact that he had on this city, and its marine life," said Shedd Executive Director Amy Nolan.

While at first the exhibit will only feature skeletons, future additions will include a manta ray enhanced by a human finger dangling out of its mouth. On the other side of the 3000 square foot tank, goldfish will soon delightfully nibble at the face flesh of former enemies who earned the nickname "the snitch".

The tank will also sit next to a sprawling prison wall replica filled with fun facts like, "Did you know it takes 25 pounds of concrete to hold a human body underwater for 1 year?"

At press time, Nolan was unable to comment how the bodies for the exhibit will be sourced.