I love butterflies. My husband took our two children and I here and I loved it! The main attraction is the butterfly house, which is 80 degrees and filled with tropical butterflies EVERYWHERE! It is well done with beautiful varieties of butterflies and plants. There is a little stream and places to sit awhile. We also watched the short film, which I enjoyed. One other cool thing is that they employee a man with disabilities. His chair is set up where he can explain the things you are looking at to you. This was great. He and the other employees were all helpful, kind and knowledgeable. There is a playground and carousel house right on the same property too. Worth the visit.
It is an entertaining and educational experience for young and old alike. There are many, many butterflies flying about. Although you are not allowed to touch them, they often land on you and will stay there for a few moments. Some small children may be frightened when one first lands on them because the butterflies can be large. Be sure to bring a camera.
My husband and I chose to go here as part of our date yesterday and were please to discover that we got to see far more than we thought since it was March Morpho Mania. I loved seeing all of the pretty blue butterflies and we even got a free postcard out of the trip!
Love the butterfly house. I went here as a kid and now get to take my girls here. We always have a good experience here.
This is a wonderful place to visit. The butterflies are beautiful and the educational film is perfect.
There's always a good rotating display in addition to the butterflies. Watch where you walk, many hover near the ground. It warm and humid inside, so dress accordingly. Be sure to stop and watch the window full of chrysalises, as there will probably be some butterflies ready to emerge. The gift shop is a fun place to browse and a great place for stocking stuffers, particularly for the insect lover.
This was our third trip to the butterfly house my daughter loves going and checking out the thousands of butterfly in the atrium. It is really humid and warm be prepared for that. Many educational things about spiders, and other insects life cycles.
I've been to several butterfly houses in various parts of the world. Some butterfly houses are kind of creepy. I'm not a big fan of insects so I'm not sure why I go to these. That said, this is a very nice butterfly house. If you like butterflies, you'll find Sachs Butterfly House one of the best. It's lovely. It's clean. The docents are quite eager to please and love to share their knowledge. While visiting Faust Park and the Butterfly House be sure to ride the St. Louis Carousel. It's even better than butterflies!
I visited the butterfly house with my 9 month old daughter and 6 year old godson. This was a special event that ran every Tuesday from 430-7ish in October where the wild bird sanctuary brings in owls for the kids to see in the evening and the butterfly house is full of beautiful owl butterfly's and orchids to celebrate Halloween/fall. We arrived early and played at the playground in faust park (which is just a few steps away from the butterfly house within the park). The playground equipment was great and the bathrooms were clean. When the butterfly house reopened for the evening hours The butterfly's were beautiful and it was amazing to see them swarming and so active at night. The Owls were cool for the kids to see up close.We love the butterfly house on normal days but it was a treat to see the owl butterfly's and owls for a fun fall evening out.
There was a special children's day on the Saturday our family visited with our two very young grandchildren. There were art activities, a steel drum band, photo booth, free popcorn, and of course the butterflies. It was pretty crowded due to the special day but the staff was very friendly and welcoming. A very nice experience. I believe a membership at the St. Louis zoo or Botanic Gardens is reciprocal with this attraction. A large indoor carousel is in a nearby building although we didn't stop there this time.