The Butterfly Pavilion Review

My family loves this place. All the employees are super energetic and always super nice to my son and all his random questions. If you have young kids and live within 30 min I would suggest getting an annual family pass so you can stop by any time. We usually go 2 or 3 times a month for some fun after swim lessons.

Chaperoned 2nd graders! Everyone had a wonderful time. Staff are incredibly friendly and far more patient than I could ever be.

Not worth for money. Butterfly park and bug exhibits are good but entry is expensive. Garden trials are not maintained well and are completely dried. Even the play area inside is very small.

Such a great place for kids to learn about insects. Much of it is interactive also, which is great. They do a nice job fitting a good amount of big-life into the small space.

This place is so much fun for kids and adults, Rosie is a handful but other than that the exhibits are cool and the butterflies are beautiful

Helpful staff, beautiful butterfly room, and good exhibits.

Not worth the money, people are very friendly but there isn't much too see anymore

There are two types of people in this world: people who love butterflies and monsters. By that definition, unfortunately, I am a monster. The room was hot and full of butterflies which was not entirely unexpected.

The kids love this place. Worth a membership. Summer camp options as well.

My kids LOVE this place. Very friendly staff that loves to educate.

Great learning experience for adults and kids alike. We got a pass connected with the children s museum for my son. The play area is good but it is difficult to see your child when they are up in the tree house part. We enjoyed looking at the marine and bug exhibits as well as walking in the butterfly area.

It's a rip off, basically two small rooms and one big room with live animals the fourth has a lot of dead insects, you would think for how expensive it is they would have a lot more, save your money and take your kids somewhere else.

This place is a scam. Don't waste your money, and don't fall for the miss information on all their signage.

Good time for us adults and our 2 year old. The only reason I would say 4 stars is for the adults there doesn't seem to be a lot drawing you back after that first visit. Definitely worth going once!

Crazy cool science with species you may touch, and species that might touch you.

It was PACKED, other people were very pushy and rude, but the staff was very helpful.

Rented out the group space for a funeral. Everyone here was very nice and accommodating

Great place for kids, but adults will find the Butterfly Pavillion interesting too! We went when they were releases newly hatched butterflies into the enclosure, it was very special to see!

Not an attraction you could spend the entire day at, but pretty amazing anyway. The Butterfly room is really awesome!

This is a great place. The butterfly's are awesome and you have to hold Rosie. I had a lot of fun and it was a good price as well.

Hold a tarantula every time you visit and get a sticker - pretty fun!

Awesome place. I love that it isn't huge. You can hold "Rosie", a real tarantula, and the butterfly exhibit is fantastic! It's a perfect photo shoot destination, if you like bugs of course...

Worth the drive if you do not live in the area. Great facility! Great for kids of all ages. Play area for all ages. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. You can tell they love what they are doing. Very animated and great with kids! Clean facilities and well priced. We have been a few times!

This is a fantastic place for both kids and adults. Not just butterflies, but a whole host of various exotic critters. And the butterfly space is simply filled with the things. Bring a camera and spend a couple of hours!

Fun educational trip for the kids to see all kinds of bugs, butterflies, and even sea creatures. I love being surrounded by all the colorful butterflies in the butterfly area! It's warm and humid though, so dress accordingly.

We had SO much fun here!! My daughter and I got to hold Rosie the tarantula which was the highlight of our visit! And the butterfly room is amazing. There's so many gorgeous butterflies in there! Great place for families

I recently started volunteering at the butterfly pavilion, and the staff is so nice, kind, and patient. We many great animals to see, such as Rosie, our infamous chilean rose haired spider, and our sea stars and horseshoe crabs that you can touch. The butterfly room ( wings of the tropics) in my opinion, is a great experience for guests of all ages to experience the diverse life of butterflies. We have many, many learning opportunities and you will not be disappointed with your visit. We also have a play area where children can learn even more. After all, playing is the best way to learn.

Insects, live sea creatures and an indoor arboretum with butterflies. There are also exhibits of non living insects. Busy on weekends. Gift shop and outdoor food stand on premises. A bit cramped to see exhibits when busy. Good for family outing. Wheelchair and stroller accessible.

Good fun for the kids, and adults. Can be a bit crowded.

My 2.5 year old could have watched the bees come and go from the hive for hours. I finally had to tear him away because I wanted to hold the tarantula. Butterfly Pavilion covers many invertebrates, not just butterflies. They have a creepy crawly room, sea creatures like an octopus and sea stars you can touch. We didn't even get to all the rooms during our 2 hour visit. We got a membership since we aren't far away and it's a good pop-in entertainment for young ones. They recommended if you are coming individually that you come after noon because the school groups come in the morning. There was a group while we were there but we were able to avoid the large group for most of the time except in the butterfly house itself. Check online schedule before you go for specific events like story time.

The facility is pretty small but they have more things then butterflies. U can have a spider crawl on u and they have a peacock shrimp mantis.

What a beautiful peaceful loving family friendly place. The membership pays itself off in 2 visits just for 2 people adult and child. It is educational, a mental break with all the zen butterflies and the garden outback is beautiful. There is a day pass to go and come back and perks for being a member. Highly recommend. I hope they stay in Westminster!!!

Just a great experience for the entire family. My wife loved the beauty of the butterflies and myself and the kiddo loved Rosie the tarantula and all the other creatures. It was a wonderful relaxing day we spent there.

First time there, learned a lot about insects and so many butterflies great place to go

Amazing adventure was thrilling and exciting. Nature at it's finest. So much beauty . An overwhelming trip.

My little ones had so much fun here. I held the Tarantula Rosie. It was a great experience for the whole family.

What a wonderful experience! I have never seen so many children with their parents enjoying life. Can't wait to return to a place where the world comes alive!

Nice place and lots of butterflies and other little creatures and fish. Takes about 1 hour to do it all.

We have been here many times and have always had fun. They keep the exhibits rotating and there is always something interesting for the kids.

Great customer service, volunteers are friendly, staff is knowledgeable.

Great pics amd great fun
Not to large, good for a quick day out or take the kids

Unique place that let's you see bug type wildlife up close. Most specimens are in separate 3-ish foot enclosures that let you get just the right view. They change some of them (smaller enclosures) regularly, so it is worth coming back every other month or so. Also have a small ocean exhibit to highlight how some bugs are related to ocean life. You get to see coral, horseshoe crabs, starfish, and other critters. And then there's the "butterfly room". A walk-through room with HUNDREDS of butterflies. All different species, sizes, and colors. This place is great for people and kids that aren't freaked out by bugs. I HATE spiders, and I was even able to hold Rosie (smaller desert tarantula). Definitely worth the visit at least once, and even regularly for local folks.

Such an amazing place the butterfly area is amazing. There are so many butterflies and different types. It is clean, organized and an amazing experience for kids and adults.

What a wonderful place to visit! Very clean, exciting exhibits.

Nice fun place to bring kids. I just think it is overpriced for the size. I bought it as an add-on to the Denver childrens museum membership, which made it more worthwhile. Nice place to spend an hour (maybe 2), but probably not more than that.

Fun fun fun! Three butterflies seemed to almost ignore us humans. I loved when they landed on me.

Fun but definitely great to as younger crowd. Centrally located with fun stuff to do nearby.

This place was WAY cooler and more fun than expected! We had an amazing time & the staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. They also have a really unique shop inside and I had to leave with a bunch of goodies. I usually never buy at gift shops, but everything was fair priced and beautiful! Definitely worth checking out for all ages.

Great place for small children to go and learn about invertebrates. Small and well run, perfect to wear them out for nap time

Lots of great stuff to learn about and the butterflies were awesome!

Cute place but lacking butterfly variety and quantity! We've been to other butterfly pavilions that were loaded with many butterflies. This facility was really needing to refresh and restock. A bit disappointing for the admission price.

This place scores high even if it were just a butterfly pavilion... but that's just a third of the place! There's a bug and arachnid zone, where you can have Rosie, a tarantula, safely walk/sit/walk across your hand. They explained why she's so safe and friendly, and as an engineer, I find their logic to be perfectly sound. By the way, this an all areas easily afford the space for people to roll double strollers and still have other visitors freely move around.

The butterfly pavilion is spot on. Temperature/moisture/etc controlled to afford a perfect and sometimes invasive experience. It's only invasive if you're a two-year-old and all of a sudden decide today butterflies landing on you is too scary. Fine every other, just not today...

There is also a sea life zone, to include the trickiest octopus we've seen, and a touch area (of course with the associated paper towels and hand sanitizer). There are many other displays, but these are our favorite.

Lastly, before the gift shop and affordable cafeteria, there's a huge area where you can cleanly play with worms in dirt... you'll see. Tons of birthday parties are held here, both indoor and outdoor facilities, and all the kids and parents come out so happy. It's just too far for us to plan a celebration there. Oh, and there's also an indoor playground and outdoor garden area where you can easily enjoy a 15 minute walkabout.

Value-wise, I can't really tell. We had a gargantuan discount because we are Children's Museum members, but we have easily paid off the amount of family membership for sure, and every visit has been wonderful.

I had friendly butterflies land on me momentarily in a very nice environment. I was able to relax and see natural beauty I had not expected. It was very enjoyable!

This is a great place for 2+kiddos, and they have plenty of exhibits to engage with. Is a hair pricy for the experience but not unreasonable.

This is a gorgeous place to go. It was recommended to me by some of my coworkers, and I'm so glad I had a chance to go while I was in Colorado. Its a great education center for several different types of insects, bees, spiders and of course butterflies. It's pretty cool to walk around the butterfly area. If you're pretty still one of the butterflies may land on you. Great place to go with kids.

What a great place to learn, have fun, and enjoy nature all at the same time! The kids always enjoy visiting, almost as much as I do! The butterflies were extremely active, which made for tons of laughs and great pictures. Parking can be tough, usually stick to the overflow lot.

Great place to go with kids especially in the winter (the butterfly are it's nice and humid). A bit pricey but with it.

This place is relatively small in size but has a fair amount of things to do and see. It is very kid friendly of you kid likes bugs and or butterflies. There are some smaller exhibits with beetles and spiders. There is Rosie the tarantula you can hold. There are some smaller aquariums to see. The butterfly area is fairly big and open. There are a ton of different ones that openly fly around. There is a education area in the back. There is a pretty good sized nature trail that really depends on the time of year to see what is blooming or growing. The staff is pretty interactive and informative. There is a big push here for conservation and education.

Amazing exhibits not just butterflies ... Don't forget to check out the indoor beehive and bee counter

The best! And I've been to many! This location goes above simple butterfly viewing but also offers a petting of Rosie the tarantula and starfish and they are very kind and helpful. They have the most butterflies I have ever seen one carry and its photographer friendly - as you can get very very close to them to take incredible shots of realistic backdrops of flowers and vines and pond... very nice.

Wonderful way to spend a few hours. In addition to a great diversity of butterflies they have some very cool insect and spider exhibits.

Really enjoyed exploring here with our three year old. Staff is super willing to teach and comes up and starts educating and pointing things out without our even having to ask. Excited to go back in the spring!

This a most amazing place if you want to learn about all manner of insects, butterflies, and similar creatures. Faacinating, well put together exhibits that visitors of all ages will find stimulating. The butterfly room itself is one of the best I've ever seen. Staff is especially knowledgeable and helpful. Well worth a stop. I'd say allow a couple of hours.