The Cockrell Butterfly Center in Houston
Tickets
🎫 The Cockrell Butterfly Center Admission for 1 Adult (18-64)
🎫 The Cockrell Butterfly Center Admission for 1 Senior (65-99)
Highlights
🌊 Enter a three-story glass structure built around a 50-foot waterfall.
🌴 See exotic plants and thousands of live butterflies.
🚶🏽♀️ Walk through the three-story glass rain forest at your own pace
General Info
📅 Date: various dates available (select when you purchase)
🕒 Opening times: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
📌 Venue: The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
👤 Age requirement: all ages welcome
❓ For this event, all sales are final and tickets can’t be refunded, changed or modified. For more information, please refer to our T&Cs
Description
Enter a stunning, three-story glass structure built around a 50-foot waterfall. This simulated tropical rain forest is filled with exotic plants and thousands of live butterflies. As you walk through the three-story glass rain forest at your own pace, feast your eyes on a rainbow of color provided by the thousands of live, fluttering butterflies and exotic flowering plant species. Absorb all the beauty of the living rain forest, and then make your way to the Brown Hall of Entomology and witness astounding living insects, spectacular mounted specimens, larger-than-life models, and interactive games!
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No booking fees
- Jan 2025
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