The Butterfly Pavilion Reviews

There's really not a whole lot there. Price is really expe sive for a 30 min trip

Fun exhibits for all ages. Rosie the tarantula is an awesome attraction. The staff is always friendly and they are extremely knowledgeable.

This place is absolutely amazing! If you are a parent check it out yourself before you bring the entire family. The structure is not big, and is full of the most amazing creatures!

I love it because all the butterflies are so beautiful

So much fun. Everybody learns and has a great time. Terrific gift shop.

Always a great time for kids and grown ups of all ages. It s not terribly big but we can spend several hours there.

There were so many butterflies. Everyone enjoyed wandering around taking pictures.

Always a fun place to take the kids. Great exhibits including Rosie the tarantula, who the kids get to have crawl on their hands. There is an indoor play place that is good for kids up to about age 7 or so, and then a huge trail outdoors, along with tons of space to eat while looking at the great landscaping. All kinds of restaurants are close by as well!

Amazing learning experience for all ages! My 18 month old loved every minute of it!

Amazing place, great collection of insects and sea animals. Very educational. The butterflies are just beautiful. Great parking, very nice staff, clean bathrooms, and nice store with artcrafts and learning toys. Please visit and enjoy from the many beautiful insects.

The environment is mostly geared to accommodate children, but it's not overly "kiddy" so adults can enjoy it too.

Cheap admission (cheaper if you go on the right day or look for a deal) and beautiful attractions. If you have to be told what is great about sitting in a warm tropical room full of butterflies on a cold winter day (but also good any day), then I don't know what to say. Please watch your kids though! These are delicate creatures that don't do well with unattended toddlers (and older kids that should know much better)

What an amazing treasure we have in Westminster! Kids of all ages will have a blast here. There is so much more than just butterflies so don't let the name fool you. The staff is amazing! Everyone that works there clearly enjoys what they do and it shows! After our first visit we became members and our children absolutely love going to visit!

Very cool and nice place! Fun for all ages and be respectful of the butterfly in there.

Very cool place especially for kids. So many neat little things to look at & a staff more than willing to talk all day about the critters there. The butterfly garden itself is a unique experience & most of my time was spent there with butterflies fluttering literally everywhere I looked.

We love holding Rosie the tarantula and digging for mealworms here. There were a lot of cool exotic insects of all different sizes and we even got to try eating bugs while we were there I had the ranch covered cricket it was gross! That was just a special show for the day they always have something new to teach us. Oh and of course you can't forget hundreds of butterflies and the excellent staff . They even have an indoor play area with a little slide, we live an hour away, but it's worth the occasional trip.

LOVE IT! A must go to place if you are in the Denver area.

The Water's Edge and Crawl-a-See-um exhibits were fairly small for the price. The gift store was huge of course so they can keep that money train going. The free flying butterfly exhibit was nice though.

A great place to take the kids or grandchildren, there is an amazing live butterfly walk through display area, not just butterfly's and very eduecational and fun for the kids. A good way to spend the afternoon - maybe bring a snack.

This is a must see! Whenever I visit Denver I make this a stop. Rosie the tarantula is available to hold at certain time. Don't worry, they have several "Rosie". The open area where the butterflies are free is absolutely amazing. If you are lucky some may land on you! The different species are stunning. They also have a window where you can see the butterflies hatch from their cocoon. The live exotic plants they have are beautiful also. The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. I give this place a 10/10.

Very pretty and very cool. Hard to stop yourself from smacking them as they fly around your face

I love that the Butterfly Pavilion offers yoga in the butterfly room. It is relaxing to be surrounded by butterflies and streaching your body! I also liked that since it was humid in the room that it helped me stretch a bit more than I would have been able to. I would highly suggest this expereince to anyone who is either interested in yoga or those who want a novelty expereince.

Great place for kids and adults. Lots of beautiful butterflies and creepy crawlers.

We always have a good time ! My kids just love it here!

Nice place to get introduced to various insects life and colorful butterflies.

Small enclosed space, overpriced, not enough room for hardly anyone especially with strollers. They should ban strollers in the building since it is so enclosed

Go early!!! The school buses arrive by 10a...love the children; the shear numbers make it a challenge. Our little ones, 2@3 were thrilled with the butterflies. Didn't take the time to go through the entire Pavilion. Nice people.

Snowed in Colorado, they decided to open an hour late and cancelled our visit. They did email, but no call to notify. Offered a refund which is expected but did nothing else to help. Our appointment was 20 minutes before new opening time. They would not be flexible. Ended up with a 2 hour round trip for nothing.

Nice, informed and enjoying place to visit. A place for both adults and children. Thank you.

Wonderful experience. You get close to nature and some small animals/insects you don't normally see. Definitely recommended.

Was lovely experience. Nice collection of tarantulas and other insects!

Could sit in there all day definitely worth the $12

A lovely little museum for a great price! The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly! There's also an exhibit where you can pet African hissing roaches and Rosie, the tarantula!

We went on the last day they offered the $5 admission so it was a little packed, but we still had a lot of fun! It was my families first time going, and it was beautiful! My son, husband and myself held Rosie the tarantula. It was pretty terrifying but a cool experience. Will definitely be going again next time we visit Colorado

This place is full of helpful and knowledgeable staff, it is great for kids and curious adults alike.

Had so much fun and the kids learned a lot. Smaller than I though it would be but that's ok! Definitely worth the drive and the money. All of the employees are helpful and excited to teach you things. Great experience.

If you go on a $5 day I feel it is totally worth it. I expected more butterflies but, it was not a bad experience. I just left feeling underwhelmed.

The kids have so much fun watching the butterflies and looking at all of the bugs! We brought our family of 7 here to finish off our family staycation this summer, i usually take the kids every year. If you have an EBT card you can get in for $5/person!

Amazing amount of butterflies flying around you in a beautifully designed rainforest. I don't even love butterflies but this place is great for any nature lover.

Very nice way to beat the heat 104 and enjoy nnature.

Great family and interactive exhibits. There is an entry fee of $11 per adult. Butterfly garden was beautiful and full of different butterflies. Must see if you are in the area.

The Butterfly Pavilion is not on 104th Avenue. It's on Westminster Blvd. My GPS took me to a street with no entrance and no parking, from which it's difficult to get back to the entrance. I wasted an hour in rush hour traffic (there was construction on 104th), and almost got in two accidents, because the staff doesn't know what street the place is on.

Wonderful place for adults and children. Lots of hands on experiences. Great volunteer system.

Great place to visit if you have young kids or just someone who loves insect and arachnids of any kind regardless of any age. Spring and summer you are able to experience more of the surrounding area. Knowledgeable and kind staff. Plus a beautiful butterfly house with lots of exotic species including plants.

I want to give this place a higher rating, but for the price of entry it's a little disappointing. It took us about 20-30 minutes to experience the butterflies and other small exhibits then the exit put us right in front of a huge gift shop. My 3yr-old wanted to spend more time in there and it almost has more to see.

Great place for curious kids! Beautiful pavilion, lots to see and learn. Definitely coming back again

Overpriced and small. I wouldn't pay to go here again. Most of it is just dead bugs on display. Not my kind of thing, wish the actual butterfly pavilion was larger.

Very beautiful nice butterflies and nice place to shop

Have been going here for years now. Started out taking the kids and family who visited from out-of-state and now we're taking the Grandbabies.

But, it has always been a perfect way to spend a relaxing day just to stroll through and examine all the different beautiful butterflies that float around as you walk or sit on one of the several bench seats they have positioned along the path.

The staff there is very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. And everytime we have gone there has been several volunteers on-site giving presentations and explaining things, which raises the bar of fascination!

There is a snack / meal truck providing eats just outside attached to an outdoor eating area. And a gift shop with fun trinkets, shirts, etc.

The place is definitely set up with youngsters in mind as many of the exhibits have ramps to help the smaller ones as well as those in wheelchairs to get a better view.

There is also a small indoor area completely set up with small playground type equipment where the kids can run off some extra energy!

Another great feature is a small section that allows for petting starfish and horseshoe crabs!

As you can see there is just a lot to see and do to pass some good quality family time or just a personal place to let the stress unwind. But I just can't say enough about it. If your considering something that will enlighten and entertain all ages, I would highly recommend that you give this place a try.

This is a lovely little place. They had a decent exhibit of insects to observe and you can even hold a tarantula. Which I attempted for about 2 seconds and then tweeked out. The butterfly pavilion itself is charming and beautiful. The only thing I didn't care for was the lack of supervision of the many children running around. The one corner with the railing had many trapped butterflies that the children were picking up. I complained to the staff person that monitors the exit and he simply stated that they were just too understaffed. Made my heart sink a little. Still cool little spot to visit.

Great place for the kids or a nice date or just a good way to spend the day!

Love this place! Could use more parking, especially in the afternoon on a $5 day, but I found a place across the street at a closed clinic.

Great place for kids from less than 1 to teens. Note: The walkway is tight for strollers.

I remember it being a lot bigger when I was 12 but still had so much fun! So many beautiful butterflies and one even landed on my shoulder! My dream come true haha

Great place for the kiddos! A bit pricey, but they loved the butterfly room!

Love all the hands-on exhibits and activities available.

My partner is a life member so we get the pleasure of bringing our grandchildren here pretty often. Wide array of insect and Butterfly species friendly staff interactive exhibits fun for the whole family

Great place to spend a couple of hours with kids. Face/arm painter awesome at great price. Butterflies amazing. Crazy beetles also.

Great place for kids and big groups for field trips. Everyone who works there is very accomodating!!

This place is so cool. It's best to go on off times but still amazing.