The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory

Super cool place, with a boatload of butterfly and bird species. Beautiful environment and nice store as well

Amazing! Well worth the admission fee. We went through twice. We saw birds the second time that we didn’t see the first time through… I guess because we were so amazed by the butterflies. This is a MUST when visiting Key West!

Beautiful conservatory ! I love how you can walk through all the butterflies and get yo close with a few of their animals they have in there.

The museum is a great place to get away from the chaos, partying, etc. of Duval Street. Sit in one of the corners and just watch the butterflies… relax and watch nature at work. The gift store is fantastic and is also perfect for not only souvenirs but other items for home décor.

Magic in every way. For less then the price of a movie you can take yourself or your family through a perfectly curated butterfly garden with the most amazing birds and tropical plants. Staff was very happy to point out exotic birds and tell us what (or who) was new in the garden. I purchased silver jewelry for my niece and amazing Christmas ornaments for friends at the boutique. Well done!

A great place to go. Lots of colorful butterflies that flutter by and even land on you. Bring your camera, you won’t be disappointed. The gift shop was interesting also, with mounted butterflies from around the world. A must stop in Key West.

A magical place completely worth seeing. It’s very humid so bring a hair tie and some water. Wear a sweet floral scented lotion to get the butterflies to land on you. Don’t rush! (Making sure to bring water will help with this.) there is much to see. In addition to butterflies you will see turtles and flamingos!

This is the number one attraction in Key West! Especially for me, since I have an allergy to cats there is not enough Zyrtec and albuterol in the world to convince me to go into the Hemingway House (Key West’s other attraction) with over 40+ cats walking around.
It is kind of magical walking among the butterflies giant glass domed aviary. The aviary is warm and humid, but not as humid as it is outside. In addition to thousands of butterflies, here are some other sites you will see when you walk along a stone pathway:
This exotic bird that needs to work at Sephora:
2 resident flamingos, Scarlet and Rhett.
Some turtles.
And little grouses, basically these cute fat birds that walk around on the ground.
At the end of the tour by the exit, they have a glassed nursery and you can see baby grouses and butterflies in their cocoon.
It’s a great family activity on a rainy day. Also note, there are always $ 2.00 off coupons off general admission ($ 12) around in the tourist pamphlets all the time.

I was staying at the Southernmost House, and this is super close by. We kept on passing by it, so I thought, why not?
A bit expensive for what you get. But how often can you walk around a room, surrounded by hundreds of butterflies? They land right on you! At first it’s hard not to want to slap them with your hand out of instinct of a bug landing on you. But then it’s amazing.
VERY humid inside, for the birds and bugs. They have a flamingo and we got to watch him fighting with a giant butterfly. Well, honestly the butterfly was annoying him and he was just nipping at the butterfly. Like, «hey, watch out! I might eat you if you keep pissing me off!». The butterfly eventually got clued in and flew away.
I wouldn’t call it a «must do» but if you are in the area it’s worth a checking out.

This is a hidden little gem of key west. It’s a small sancutuary with thousand of butterflies. They give you knowledge and Insight to the world of butterflies. It is a great place to bring the kids and there is a gift shop full of interesting this and art.

Great attraction… fun for kids and adults… worth a visit if in Key West!
Large facility full of amazing variety and numbers of beautiful butterflies, as well as some turtles and flamingos. Well organized, clean, well laid out indoor environment with so many butterflies… they will land on you and fly all around you. Or kids were thrilled when the butterflies landed on them and loved the experience.
Colors and varieties of the butterflies are extraordinary, and great exhibits to learn more about these cool creatures.
Staff are friendly and helpful and be sure to get a discount… they have coupons in the local papers and offer AAA discounts.
Good visit for about 45 minutes to an hour.

There is a reason this is the number one attraction in Key West! It’s the most awe inspiring place I’ve ever been!
Wonderful in every meaning of the word.
Bring the whole family because everyone needs to see this.

My wife and I stopped by here while on a cruise and enjoyed ourselves. We’re not huge buttefly lovers or anything, but this was pretty neat. There were way more butterflies than I expected and even though the conservatory isn’t huge we spent quite a bit of time in there just enjoying the little critters.
If you have a decent camera, make sure to bring a good close-​up lens and flash.

Ok, we had walked past this place dozens of times and always thought it sounded completely corny. I mean, really? Butterflies? Well, then we read the reviews on here and decided there must be something to the hype. I’m so glad we decided to give it a try.
I’ve never seen so many and such different butterflies in my life. They were literally everywhere and the shapes, sizes and coloring were beautiful.
My absolute favorite part was the flamingos. How cool is that?
The gardens inside were absolutely gorgeous as well.
Really enjoyed it.

Even if you live in the Keys, you have to come and learn about the tropical butterflies. They are pollinators — like bees– and help us have our beautiful gardens. Each butterfly lives a few weeks so more are being raised and hatched every day. You get to watch the whole life cycle. Interesting!

On a rainy day in Key West, we decided to come to see the butterflies. What a great place to see different species of
butterflies and birds. They flutter all around and sometimes land on you. The staff is friendly and the whole place is ver clean. You can spend a lot if time mesmerized by the beauty of the butterflies. There is also a large gift shop. All in all a very nice experience.

How can anyone not absolutely love this place? I mean — come on? Butterflies. Flamingos. A clean indoor environment where they are always flying around with other gorgeous birds?
I felt like Saint Francis of Asisi. I was the butterfly whisperer for a day. My friend who came to visit me from Australia actually said, «I feel like I’m in heaven.» They even play beautiful musical pieces as you walk through.
One butterfly even landed on my baseball hat and hitchhiked a ride to the exit. That butterfly was on my head for at least 30 minutes!
There were all sorts of butterflies and other animals. The colors of the butterflies were plentiful.
The staff also appear to enjoy their job! They are playful, friendly and get along well also.
They do have a AAA rate (10% off — hey it’s something)!
Spend at least 45 minutes here and enjoy every spectacular moment!

Did I not review this place the last time I was due south?
I simply adore this place and can easily whittle away two or three hours inside this magical forest. You walk inside and can gawk over butterflies, songbirds, and a vast array of mesmerizing caterpillars and cocoons.
However, the best part happens if you look down.
The whole place is brimming with tiny quail! I COULDN’T EVEN. Not a little bit. Go, go, go, and give them your money. It’s worth it and kid friendly!

Go. Just. Go. You have no idea what to expect until you get there. You walk into a room just filled with butterflies and birds with relaxing meditative music in the background. There’s no way to miss any one butterfly, they are swarming all around you. It’s like a magical journey.
The flamingos do supply some comic relief, but are also beautiful. The gift shop is extensive and has the same meditative music playing through out.
I wanted to set up camp there.

What can be bad? A self guided walk through a room of birds, flowers, flamingos and butterflies!
Took about an hour. Was warm but this lady in front of us (who is SERIOUS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES) told us the warmth and sun makes them more active.
Apparently flamingos honk? Was a lovely place with great photo ops and a great gift shop. Must see!

Dieses Museum war für mich eines der beeindruckendsten Erlebnisse auf meiner USA-​Reise. Wer hat schonmal stundenlang auf einer Bank in einer kleinen Laube gesessen und hunderte riesige blaue Schmetterlinge beobachtet — zahlreiche Tiere waren dann doch von einer Art. Und dann beim Rumlaufen, egal wohin man blickte, immer wieder neue, andersartige Schmetterlinge entdeckt.
Ich hatte sogar das Glück, dass eines der Tiere auf meinem Unterschenkel landete, ein Tier, was doppelt so groß war wie alle Schmetterlinge, die ich bisher in Europa gesehen habe. Und es ist schon ein wirklich interessantes Gefühl, so ein Tier auf der Haut zu spüren.
Das Butterfly Conservatory steht nicht in jedem Reiseführer für Key West und ist dementsprechend auch keineswegs überlaufen. Außerdem wird auch bewusst darauf geachtet, dass nicht mehr als 50 Personen sich im Schmetterlings Conservatory aufhalten. Man geht verantwortungsvoll mit den Tieren um, überall wird geschaut, dass die Tiere niemand anfasst. Gleichzeitig sind aber auch überall Leute, die man ansprechen kann — nicht etwa wie in diesen ganzen Delphin-​Parks, die es in Florida überall gibt.
12 Dollar, die sich absolut gelohnt haben.

Das war schööööön.
Wir haben hier heute einen Besuch gemacht, dies war sehr schön.
Riesige Schmetterlinge in vielen Farben in schöner Umgebung.
26 $ für zwei Erwachsene war für uns bei diesem Angebot ein angemessener Preis.
Es war wirklich traumhaft was in diesem tropischem Gewächshaus für eine Atmosphäre herrscht,…
Dickes Lob, weiter sooooooo