The Butterfly Pavilion Review

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A wonderful, educational experience for every age! Everytime we visit we see something new and learn something new! We really enjoy seeing the wonderfully laid out natural exhibits, all of the beautiful butterfly species, the hands-on exhibits and storytime and low sensory time! Thank you for a great educational experience everytime!!!

Super interesting. Not only butterflies, but lots of invertebrates land, sea and air.

I loved everything about it! Especially the butterflies!

This was such an interesting place! One of the only invertebrate zoos in the world. There was even a place where guests could hold a tarantula (with guidance from a staff member). Of course my favorite part was the tropical greenhouse type space where all the butterflies and moths are. There were so many types to see, and purchasing a butterfly guide for $1 on entry is worthwhile to help identify them. It is possible to get good photos (even with a decent phone camera) when the butterflies stop on a flower, just be sure not to touch them as it can shorten their lifespan. If possible, attend a butterfly encounter (happening at 12:30 and 3:30 when I was there). A very knowledgeable employee taught the crowd (which included lots of young children) about how butterflies and the rainforest are critical to our planet, introduced us to several types of butterflies before releasing them, and encouraged us to do our part to support conservation efforts. All around a good time, and worth stopping by if you're in the area.

Really enjoyed the Butterfly Garden and the outdoor walking path. Indoors contained tons of educational opportunities for kids, including touch areas of a tarantula and a crab (that s really the spider family), as well as ant farms, bee hives, etc.

We loved everything! My daughter still talks about Rosie 2yrs later...

Seeing the many varieties of Butterflies with all their beautiful colors is well worth a visit to this Butterfly Pavilion.

We have always been welcomed with warm smiles and a helping attitude. The facility is well maintained. The animals are fascinating and the info about them is well presented and accessible. We love wandering in the beautiful gardens, as well. This is a gem!

Love taking my little one here. Great to have a fun, educational option for a reasonable price!

During the cold season it s not worth going into see the butterflies. Best season is spring and summer.

It was a great time. Lots of hand on visits for kids. They even had a play area complete with a slide. The butterfly pavilion was really cool it even included moths.

Love it a lot great place for kids and family just to check out new things and all the fun things

High price point. Low attractions. It's pretty much one room. You're paying for someone else's science experiment. Not a bad visit. I'm just not sure why anyone would go twice?

Super friendly and informative staff and a nice place to spend an hour or two.

OMG love this place, they had every butterfly you could imagine. I will defiantly come back.

Just beautiful and most of all time we'll spent with my son

As a photographer, I was able to capture up close shots of many different species in a single day.

Fun to visit in the winter and dream of spring. Beautiful butterflies and you can also hol Rosie, the tarantula.

Magical place with so many different types of butterflies

Love taking my nanny kids here! They remodeled the play area and theres so much for the kids to do and play with now! Also the butterflies are beautiful!

I'm glad I went once but I don't think it's worth $11. We spent about an hour there. The zoo is only $18 and we stay all day.

We went to this place for the first time just recently, my wife and I, mostly because she wanted to face her arachnophobia and hold a tarantula. Being surrounded by children isn't very pleasant for us, but I suppose it comes with the territory. Their gift shop was fantastic. We bought a plush octopus even though we really, really don't need one just because the gift shop was so nice.

My son had a blast. The colors and different exhibits make it a fun afternoon trip

Such a cool place! Butterflies fly all around you and they can land on you! They also have a butterfly hatching section which is fascinating; you can see pupae slowly hatching live since there are so many at such different stages. There s also a cool fish section where you can touch horseshoe crabs and starfish! And a kids play area, of course, to get their energy out!

Loved the butterflys and being able to hold a tarantula. The ant colony entertained me for about a half and hour, lol. Entry was a little pricey for a large family. If they added a few more interactive exhibits and lowered the price a bit I would give it a higher rating. Almost completely wheel chair accessible.

While this place is quite lovely, I was disappointed that their hours posted are not their hours honored. I sent some friends from out of town to this place not too far from closing time. They just wanted to kill a little time before I got home (I live very close by), and they were turned away 15 minutes before close. They even explained to the guest services folks that they just wanted to wander through for a few minutes until close, but were still turned away. If you're not going to let people in 15 minutes before close, change your closing times to reflect as such. And maybe put something on your website so that it's more clear that you AREN'T open until 5.

Otherwise, I find this place to be a lovely escape and I've done yoga a few times and very much enjoyed it.

Great to explore insects, sea life, and of course- the wings of the tropics (butterflies). I hate that my kids always fly through the exhibits and we spend at most 1.5 hours there. Daily attractions, such as the 12:30 butterfly release are educational and fun to watch.

Amazing as always. Timed entry required but the place was very light on visitors (we went on Sunday at 3 pm). No touching Rosie the tarantula :( but understandable with COVID protocols. Can touch hissing cockroaches. Saw the largest moth in the world this time - Hercules adult moths do not have usable mouths and do not feed. they only live around 2-8 days, which is long enough for mating and egg-laying to take place. They can spend up to two years in the cocoon!!!
Playground was closed - sad, but again understandable.
Could touch sea stars. Also noticed few new tanks/acquariums with corals. Gift shop is open.
It took us 45 min to get through, they give up to 80 min.
I recommended you check out the paths behind the pavilion - there is pond with fish and various plants/flowers.

This was such an amazing experience we had such a great time here. the kids actually held the tarantula rosie and we saw butterflies all around us some even landed on us. It was a truly unique experience.

This place is awesome. I'm a Florida native and I know invertebrates but man oh man the staff there is absolutely nothing short of astonishing with their knowledge and happy to share. I got lots of photos and if you want to see lots of butterflies flying around I reccomend going towards closing time. They all fly around at high speed to find the best sleeping spots! Just watch your step and be gentle if they land on you!

This place is amazing. Take your children, take your significant other, take your grandma.

Very friendly people and just visit there 5 days ago

My kids love going here. Make sure to see a butterfly release & to hold Rosie the tarantula!

This facility violated its own COVID health and safety policy of requiring those ages 3+ to wear masks. The employees allowed many children who were clearly over 3 years old to wear a mask indoors while not social distancing. This mask policy was clearly stated on the website and is the current policy as of today, as confirmed by 3 employees including the CFO. The employees failed to require these kids to wear a mask and failed to remove them from the facility.

Pleasant way to spend 2-3 hours with kids 3-8. Main attraction is obvious. Older folks will enjoy resting on the benches in the very humid and warm, glassed-in arboretum. Less obvious attractions: Rosie the tarantula (you can let her walk on your hand) and small aquarium displays. Snack options are dogs, burgers, chips, soda... overpriced and outside only. Price is a bit high, and it's a serious drive from southern metro area.

So fun to take the kids and walk around the garden.

So much more than just butterflies. But the butterflies alone make this a special place. It was food for the soul! Will be back.

They told me there were butterflies here. They were excellent. The tarantulas on the other hand were a terrifying and unwelcome surprise.

A great place to take the kids, or just read a book. Annual membership is cheap and a random trip is a fun day for the chitlins.

Not worth the $. It was ok but $5 each would be much better.

Amazing experience will come back again , friendly staff. Lots of fun facts and a cute, scary looking tarantula haha. There s going to be something fun for spider lovers so go check out the website .

Very good service so many butterflies,sea life, and , bugs

Everyone that works here is very informative and friendly my daughter loves this place, very family friendly. Worth the visit.

Awesome place! Do not let the name butterfly pavilion trick you! This place has all kinds of animals! From spiders to stingrays and starfish! Of course they also have a massive room filled with plants and hundreds of butterfly's!

Amazing atmosphere. Great place for kids and adults. Very fun while also great place to learn. All of the staff is very knowledgeable fun and does a great job with kids.

Nice place for the family to spend a couple of hours

I love Bringing my toddler to this place it's not too big. We can finish looking at everything by lunchtime.

Beautiful butterflies, great educational experience for children and adults. Absolutely loved it!

It was really good. I think needs a lot more too do there...

Incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, almost as much as my 3 kids did.

Fun afternoon activity! We went on a Saturday and it was $5 day. They had a butterfly release at 12:30PM when we were there. Great gift shop too with beautiful butterfly art.

Had a wonderful time with my family, who were visiting from Peru. They don't speak any English but yet they had they level of intrigue, curiosity, and excitment as i had. They price of admission is better then most and they offer military discount. Highly recommended. Oh and make sure you hold Rosie.

What a great place to bring kids or just go as an adult. Id recommend going by yourself one time just to soak it all in.

Its very cool because a butterfly went to my hair my hand and shirt

I took my 4 year old son to the Butterfly Pavilion the other day for the first time. Amazing learning opportunities not only from auditory and visual, but also experiencial. My son held Rosie the tarantula and overcame his fear. There are insects, sea life, worms, spiders, bees, and of course butterflies. The outdoor gardens are awesome with butterflies all around you in a tropical setting. There are even stations you can touch starfish, crabs, and mealworms. Plan to stay for at least 3 hours. As an adult, I could have stayed all day and not digested all the info. Nice gift shop as well. Must be for locals and tourists alike.

A great decor. We were with our 5 year old daughter here.
In the tropical house there are many different kinds of butterflies and also their doll's stages to admire. In the anterooms were figures for climbing, picture walls for small children and explanations for adults, in addition terraria with various scorpions. Under guidance you could run a tarantula over his hand.

Great atmosphere with lots of fun for kids and adults to enjoy. Recommend about 2-3 hours to explore the pavilion.

Great place for kids. Make sure you check out Rosie the tarantula. Butterfly releases are everyday at 12pm and 3:30pm.

Always love brining my 3 daughters here. The staff are always so friendly and knowledgeable.

Beautiful and fun experience! Definitely worth the trip!

A little expensive but the kids loved all the animals and butterflies.

Totally worth seeing! I took my roommates 4 year old daughter and we ended up staying the whole day!

It gets busy in the weekend. The pavillion is definitely the best place with so many specimens. It's a good place to take your kids for education with live insects.

Great place to take the kids. Even my baby loved watching the butterflies. Fun for the entire family.

We had a great time here! So many beautiful butterflies everywhere. It was fun!

Had a lot of fun there with my 6 and 11 year olds. A friend had a birthday there and the staff was all great! Lots of things to do and see, the kids were asking when we can go again!

Had never been before but we had a great time with our 4 yr old daughter, she even held Rosie! I definitely want to recognize Alex from your staff. He was awesome, he is so knowlegeable and you can tell he really loves what he does.

Very nice place, we were there on Rosie's birthday, they celebrated it very beautifully.

I love this place! There's not only butterflies, but lots of different bugs and even sea creatures. Very fun, very educational. Bring the whole family and don't forget to say hi to Rosie!