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    Audubon Insectarium

    4.2 (261 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Jasmine J.

    I would never thought I would enjoy the Insectarium. It was very educational with workers giving facts on about some of the insects. I really enjoyed the butterfly room. On your way through the building they have the different cycles of butterflies and can see them come out their cocoon. Definitely would recommend to families.

    Robert C.

    Would you rather see a white Alligator or butterflies? Insectarium overshadowed by the Audubon Aquarium. There are at least 22 Insectariums in North America, but only a handful of aquariums with a white alligator. Wife is crazy for butterflies, and we see them at the Monterey, CA butterfly sancturary. Came over directly from the adjoining Aquarium, which has a separate admission, and headed straight to the indoor butterfly collection. Place has double doors to prevent butterflies from escaping. Beautiful indoor display overlooking the Mississippi river, with butterflies stationary, eating, and flying around. A couple of butterflies with damaged wings, dying on the ground, more than likely by kids handling them. We spent a good hour watching them, on a weekday morning with school in session, and only few preschoolers around. Before we leave, we have to make sure there are no butterflies still hanging onto our clothes and hats. Wife is big into butterflies, but I told her there's no need to pay to see the Insectarium, when we can see cockroaches in the local hotel for free!

    Frans D.

    It was a rainy day in New Orleans, so we decided to go to the aquarium. We found out that there is more. The Insectarium is connected, you can buy tickets for each one or a package for both. It was recommended to us, to first visit the Insectarium. There were a lot of very interesting insects. Walking sticks (some really hugh, like 6 inches), ant colonies, and the butterfly room. That is really special. You walk in through a double door area to prevent the butterflies to escape. After that it is amazing. Butterflies in all colors and sizes flying around. Another double door (please check if no butterfly landed on you for a walk out) and on to the aquarium. When in New Orleans and it rains (which happens a lot, according to our tour guide), this is a wonderful destination.

    Klemens T.

    Came here for the first time with my family. Based on some photos that was online, I didn't want to go because it looked like a place for toddlers. My kids are grown so we decided to do just the aquarium only to find out that the admissions covered both the aquarium and the insectarium. I'm glad it did because the family and I all enjoyed both exhibits. There were some cool and gross critters lol. Definitely cool to experience and read about. There was also a beautiful butterfly exhibit. There are gift shops and also an area that gives out free crickets to eat lol. Our hotel was nearby so we walked. There is a paid parking lot nearby. There are a few homeless people outside so just be careful. All the staff were very friendly.

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    Troy H.

    This was an inhumane display of insects and marine life. No type of enrichment is provided for the marine life. It really was a sad experience, especially dead insects.

    Blythe R.

    Great way to spend part of the day when you aren't huge into the typical New Orleans things.

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    Tanja D.

    Perfect for the insect lover in you. The exhibits were interactive and educational. There is so much to see.

    Carolyn C.

    I visited on Sunday, March 17th. WOW WOW WOW! Definitely a state-of-the-art adult and child approved interactive museum. As someone who is covered in insect tattoos, I am a bit biased but still, it was incredible. There are many features that are for children, however, there was plenty to see, feel, read and taste as an adult. As an adult who steers clear of children, I appreciated the added playground-esq interactive toys for children which acted as deploys so that we could hear the small lectures at the bug camp and the butterfly garden exhibition. Perfect location for the deploys, in my opinion. At the insectarium you will learn about the insects that you encounter every day to the ones in other countries that you can only dream about touching or seeing from being in movies or pictures. At the "Bug Appétit Cafe" you can taste edible insect cuisine--flavored crickets, candy covered mealworms, roasted waxworms and even desserts (cicada muffins or chocolate chip cricket cookies) with insects or insect protein powders. The Butterfly Garden was truly impressive. It even looks over the Mississippi River which is the perfect backdrop when exploring the Butterfly Garden. You could easily see 100+ butterflies drinking nectar, taking naps, or simply majestically soaring around. My only complaints are with the Butterfly Garden. (1) Entrance logistics need to be worked out. There needs to be a staff member on the outside of the entrance so that it doesn't keep opening every EFFING minute when we are trying to open the main door. So annoying. No lie, it took us over ten minutes to get through due to the amount of people who stepped closed to the entrance door to the waiting room. (2) There needs to be 2+ employees inside the butterfly garden since the children were grabbing, poking and touching the butterflies--I am assuming this is why many were damaged. Maybe having an info graphic poster on the negative aspects of touching the butterflies should be posted beforehand and throughout. Also, having a staff member that isn't afraid to speak up and toss a kid out would be apricated. Though I wanted to trip or smack the kids running and touching everything, it was still amazing (I did hiss at a few which made them focus on the crazy lady inside the butterfly enclosure instead of the butterflies--whatever works, ya know?). (3) There should be a limit of how many people can gain access to the butterfly room--there was NO ROOM to move. We were all on top of each other. I highly recommend the Audubon Insectarium. It truly is a must see when in the area. It is located at the Audubon Aquarium and NOT AT THE ZOO.

    Joyce G.

    Stop 7 on the Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour. This place had the BEST butterfly exhibit! I've seen at least 2 or 3 in Los Angeles, but this definitely takes all!! So many butterflies! One even landed on my kids head! This exhibit was definitely well done. Prior to entering the butterfly exhibit, we looked at many exhibits about insects. Some of these exhibits actually contained live bugs. YUCK!! So disgusting!! Another interesting area was the Bug Appetit where you can actually eat some cooked bugs. My kids definitely tried it out. Did you know that the FDA allows 60 or more insect parts in our chocolate?!?! UGH!! This museum isn't very large, so you can actually see the whole place in a few hours. Many things to see and read. If your kid finds this stuff interesting, he/she will have a blast!

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    Henry D.

    I was in town for a conference and this was right across my hotel. My local friends said to check this out so I thought why not. It was an awesome experience. It was very educational and the museum really makes a lot of effort to explain the evolutionary science behind insects in general. So many interesting live bugs are on display from around the world. The most impressive element of this museum was a volunteer named Jeremy whom was sitting at a table near the entrance with several live insects for you to touch. He knew every single thing about every insect in the museum. Including where they import each one from and the customs restrictions. I even asked him how old their Goliath Spider was and he responded, "He's 8 years old and he's probably going to die soon because his mating horns have grown in. Once the males reach sexual maturity, they are very close to the end of their life cycle. The females live approximately 30 years. A private person donated that spider to us. Hopefully we will have another." I asked him if it matters that he doesn't get to eat birds or rodents like in the wild while in captivity. And Jeremy's response was that he is fed cockroaches once a week and to him, he doesn't know the difference. Any living thing of a certain size has a certain "morph" or appearance that advises the spider on its hostility and whether it can be eaten. His procedure for killing and eating is essentially similar approach after he has rapidly determined it can be eaten." Like holy crap, this young man Jeremy is a human encyclopedia of insects and hugs. He knew each of the growth stages of the bugs, the temperature and moisture conditions of their natural habitat...the museum was supposed to take "1 hour to get through", but I spent over 3 hours in it cuz I talked to that guy for 2 hours. He was seriously an enthusiast and a pleasure to meet.

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    Very cool! Very interesting! Very educational! I was enlightened about insects in a way I'd never known. Gotta check this one out!!

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    Just seems like it downsized and wasn't what I remembered. It's a once a year thing maybe.

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    The insectarium has really cool stuff, bugs. The butterfly garden is awesome. Take your time and soak up the ac!

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    I prefered this over the aquarium. The staff were all great. The butterfly garden was beautiful

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    How long can I expect to be here and see it all?

    If you walk through all the exhibits, you can "see" everything quickly, I'd say withing an hour. If, however, you stop and read the displays, participate in some of the interactive exhibits, etc. you could be in there for almost three hours (like… Read more

    Would a boy, age 12,enjoy this? Thanx

    Yes if he's a insect lover. My kids seen alot of insects they've only seen on tv they are 7 and 14.

    What is cost of admission for adults?

    If you purchase the tickets online, they are $25.95 per person; they are $29.95 at the gate. If you are planning on also going to the Zoo and Aquarium, you can get a combo ticket for $44.95 (a decent discount). Aside from the savings, lines can be… Read more

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    There are pay lots available in the area.

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