A tropical reality of butterfly's and tiny birds with three small tortoises, a skink, a chamellon, among other tropical things like bearded dragons. Before you go in to where the butterfly's are there is a educational video and display cases of live and unlive tropical beings A gift shop and cafe are very family friendly and a huge variety of things to pick from the gift shop. You can spend the entire day there if you like it closes at 5:00
Beautiful conservatory and very reasonable prices. You get stamped when you purchase your ticket and can come and go as often as you d like throughout the day. Knowledgeable staff/very friendly!
This place is absolutely wonderful! The staff is very pleasant and helpful, along with gorgeous plants, butterflies, various bugs, lizards and the quail are cute as a button! This is a great place for young and old. I brought my 77 yr. old Memere and she loved it!
If I could I would give them a 6. Wow. The best butterfly conservatory that I have been to. Awesome.
Crazy-neat place to see all kinds of insects and a few birds. Many different species of butterflies flying through the air, landing on tropical plants everywhere. Gorgeous scenery! A photographer's dream, although monopods and tripods are not allowed during regular visiting hours. Arrangements can be made for after-hours photo shoots that allows for pods.
Get way to spend some time, started with lunch in their restaurant and then a tour of the conservatory area. Friendly staff who are willing and very able to answer your questions.
Great place for anyone of any age to experience butterflies up close & personal. Really unique experience.
This place is awesome! Great place to see many different Butterflies. My 3 y/o loved it.you can see other critters there as well. Staff are super friendly.
Beautiful and magical place for any age, just remember that you can look but not touch. Staff are great and friendly, facility is clean. They have a cafe with food, drinks, and lots of soft serve ice cream flavors.
Large diverse botanical garden as well as interesting creatures.
Very informative. Lots of butterflies and learned how to tell difference between a moth and a butterfly
Beautiful place, butterflies, gift shop, and much more!
Went there on the 1st of November...what an amazing experience....it was beautiful had an amazing time.
Such a great place for everyone, absolutely a must see.
Beautiful place to visit it definitely is magical! I personally love the different reptiles and frogs on display
Very peacefull. Amazing to be in the middle of thousands of butterflies
Mike did my daughter's birthday party and was absolutely fabulous dealing with her freaking out a bit. You can tell he loves his job
This is a must ! 50 mins from the Farmington valley. Great day trip
Worth the price, wicked nice blonde dude works in the butterfly room, super knowledgeable and chatty.
Lots of butterflies as expected, terrific for photography. Also has lots of other creatures: birds, lizards, insects, that you don't often see. Super friendly staff who bring some of those creatures out to meet the kids and get pet. Just a lovely time!
My absolute FAVORITE place to go. I've gone four times in the past month! Tranquil, clean, and full of opportunities to learn or just relax!
It was so beautiful there. Loved it hope I can go there soon
Beautiful place to relax and enjoy the beautiful view of the butterflies and the exotic plants. Bring your camera!
Awesome experience I loved every minute of my visit
So much fun lot of cool butterflies to see! Friendly staff and we got to pet a walking stick!
Amazing. Worth every penny of admission and then some. One of the best adventures I've had with my son in a while
This place has tons of butterflies and is a great place to take the kids. They also have a good lizard and frog exhibit!
It's gotten so much bigger since I was a kid. Truly an awesome day!
This place is awesome. You literally walk into a world of butterflies. From all shapes and sizes. Hundreds are visible at any given time. There are a few different Coy ponds and birds wandering free. We even saw a hummingbird. And all the plantlife in the place are real and amazing. An absolutely beautiful place.
Great place, clean, nice staff & so peaceful. We had a great experience.
It is amazing place to enjoy natures beauty with your kids and family simply loved it
This is the most amazing place. It's like something out of a Disney movie. Awesome place to go when it's cold outside.
Magical place indeed. Great to unplug and relax. Very calming and beautiful.
The place is nice, the staff are friendly. It s an awesome place to spend with the family. Take a lot of pictures, the butterflies will pose for you!
I love this place. Martha on the phone is an angel.
Really beautiful. I recommend it ideal for children.
Awesome experience! Beautiful butterflies, friendly staff, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit!
A MAGICAL place to get up close and personal with the butterflies! Wear bright colorful clothes to they land on you more often
Very awesome experience. Will do again
Ice cream wasn't great
Took my 3 month old there. Had a lot of fun. Well kept conservatory!
Did I come to see the butterflies or the button quail? Who knows!
I took my 4 years old and she loved it so much. She is asking to go back.
This was truly.truly one of my best experiences i have ever seen it's so beautiful and mesmerizing to have hundreds of stunning different shapes and colors of butterflies flying all around me as i walked thru their conservatory. Their were large shelled turtles a beautiful parrot mulitple different colored frogs
Lizards so much information on every thing beautiful zen like feeling. The staff was remarkable and it's very afforable
This place is full of magic! A locally owned and operated butterfly conservatory with all kinds of amazing sights!
There are not only butterflies, but reptiles, amphibians, avians, and other insects to look at.
The main attraction though is the conservatory. Once you enter, you are surrounded by tropical plants and flowers, with hundreds upon hundreds of butterflies flittering about! This place is amazing for photos and learning about these beautiful creatures.
If you ever get the chance, I definitely recommend stopping by!
I'm amazed this place has such high reviews! Our experience today was awful, we will not be returning, nor recommending it to anyone!
Where to start? The beginning -
We walk in and the foyer is taped off as they are PAINTING the tile floor! My girls touch the tape, a lady runs from the gift shop annoyed, rolls her eyes and asks them to stop. I follow up and explain why not to touch.
The same lady who was immediately annoyed we were there was also the lady who helped us get our tickets. Overpriced for sure. And children under 10 should not even bother going here!
Inside the conservatory is beautiful. Well kept. You are not allowed to touch ANYTHING - plants, flowers, butterflies of course. My 3 & 4 yr old want to touch it all and continually get scolded by staff. I will say 1 lady was kind and brought out lizards and bugs for them to touch.
We cut our time inside short because no one was having fun. Sitting in the foyer, having a snack. A man comes up to us and says we will have more room in the dining area. So we go there. He comes in a few minutes later saying we can't bring outside food in. We say we will be quick. He comes back 5 minutes later trying to rush us out. We have 4 small kids! Then the MANAGER COMES and says "we thought this would be quick but this is just too much. You need to go". Wow really?!!! As the staff are in there eating their OUTSIDE food as well. Note: there were NO OTHER customers eating there. All empty tables. It was amazingly awful!
Not child friendly, not accommodating, over priced, unfriendly staff! Very disappointed.
This place is worth the drive!!! It's a magical experience that you will never forget, from little quail running around to majestic koi swimming in the pond and exotic little critters you would only see in a jungle to of course the main attraction, the butterflies! If you get hungry grab a bite to eat on premise and treat yourself to some ice cream at the end of the day. Don't think twice just go. You won't regret it!
Staff was so helpful and more than willing to answer questions. Beautiful flowers, beauty butterflies. All your worries and cares seemed to disappear when you entered.
This place is amazing. I just wish it was closer since I have to drive an hour to visit. The main area itself is a little small, but there are butterflies everywhere you look. We had a great time and the staff were all very nice. I'm sure we will visit there again.
The kids loved seeing the butterflies and having them land on them. Really good experience.
Awesome place! Super relaxing and amazing array of all kinds of butterflies. My daughter LOVED IT! Great for all ages!
Amazing! Great place for the winter, you can have shorts on and be surrounded by beautiful butterflies! Able to get a stamp, leave a get some food, and come back the same day without paying again! Wonderful and helpful staff too, open to any questions.
Great place tons of butterflies but a bit pricey at $13 for adults. I definitely enjoyed my time there if you like taking macro photography this is a great place to do just that. Though tripods and monopods are not allowed. So you will have to free hand it. Though there is plenty of light to shot at ISO 500.
Beautiful I would go again when I'm in Massachusetts
Ahkbar (sp?) the Senegal parrot is the top draw for our toddler. And watching the tortoises eat their salad captured his attention for quiet a while. Great fun on a cold winter day!
Awesome place for children of all ages. Up close and personal with butterflies
Very nice place my kids have been here before and always love to go now I see why.
Had a great time taking photo's great place to visit.
A perfectly lovely happy place for all ages. My friend who is 89 was thrilled to be surrounded by such beauty. She actually made friends with Randolph the tortoise...she especially loved him.
Very nice place to spend a couple of hours. It was to see the beauty in so many different species of butterflies.
Very good place amazing wonderfull people and treat you good ... food is alright.. good prices..
A delightful place to visit at any age. Plan to spend some time to enjoy everything. Staff was helpful and knowledgeable. Had a great time. Wish we could have stayed longer. We were under a personal time restraint.
This is a great place, especially during the winter, to bring the family. There's thousands of butterflies to look at, and if you're willing to sit or stand still for a bit they'll must likely start landing on you.
I've been bringing my daughter here since she was 2, and it was great fun for her even then. Now that's she a little older, and able to pause for a few minutes to look around and really enjoy the beauty of this place, she loves it even more.
Bring the whole family, stay for a while, just be patient with the kids under 7.
Pretty cool if you love butterflies. Although I do love them and find them so pretty, I had a hard time with so many of them flying around in one area. I made it through and that won't affect my rating but I was secretly dying inside, lol. It was also super warm in there for obvious reasons, so no need for extra layers.
Fabulous experience! Being a sunny winter day and the butterflies were extremely active. Staff was very well informed and customer skills genuine! Will go again
A really nice place to take the family and just relax in the butterfly room. Especially if you have a budding entimologist among you.
Is a peaceful and relaxing place my kids love it was so excited see the surprise face of my little princesses when the butterflies stop on them.
Never been to one before. What a beautiful experience. Employees were super knowledgeable.
Loved the magic of this place. Wish it wasn't so crowded, but that's my only complaint!
Love this place. Was way more then I expected and the staff were very helpful. The one negative was the food was terrible.
Monarch's Restaurant is Excellent, in every way! Service, atmosphere, ambience, food, all Very Good! 2nd time here and....YES #1!
Great place to take kids! They will love all the butterflies and they might even land on them!
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