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    Butterfly World

    4.3 (362 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Rose K.

    This is a great place to spend a few hours!! The butterflies, birds, and gardens are so,well,taken care of! So much education about butterflies , the aviary section was so neat! The larakeet feeding was very cool The indoor spider exhibit was fascinating! My 16 month old granddaughter was in awe over the butterflies, birds and just really was enjoying walking around! I look forward to returning to see more through her eyes and to allow her to experience it when she is a bit older!! They also have a wide variety of plants (some available at their garden center!). The people we encountered there from the grounds, to the exhibit to,the gift shop were all helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Great place to visit! Don't miss this if you're visiting Pompano / Ft. Lauderdale!

    Naphtily M.

    Are you kidding me this was a dream for my nature lover self. Stunning views, cozy energy. Exceptional service from staff very knowledgeable can easily guide you to where you want to go. I definitely will be coming again!!!

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    Charles W.

    If you like butterflies and colorful birds you need to go to Butterfly World. Lots of things to see and lots of helpful staff. We had an enjoyable morning looking and learning about so many different butterflies and birds. They also have a very nice gift shop.

    Kayle V.

    This place is amazing! I spent hours exploring a ton of cool spots. They had loads of butterflies, beautiful flowers, and the cutest little birds. The blue morpho was my absolute favorite! Huge shoutout to Marty, who shared so many fascinating facts. I had no idea Butterfly World is the only place in Florida where you can see certain butterfly species SO FUN! Great for all ages. Highly recommend

    Anna Warrior S.

    We visited it a few years ago on our honeymoon and it was amazing the staff was super friendly and welcoming would definitely visit again!

    Jose Luis A.

    This place is so Beautiful and peaceful. Piano background music lots of Butterflies, birds sounds, lots of benches under the trees, water fountains, sun, wind... its nice, real nice!!! A must visit place in Florida.

    John G.

    Hi everyone, today I went to Butterfly World for the first time. I really enjoyed my experience and highly recommend it. I even bought a pupa to take home. The staff were friendly and helpful.

    Felicia R.

    Butterfly World is such a neat place to bring an outdoorsy person to. It's inside Trade Winds park which can have a fee to enter on the weekends, but tell them you're there for Butterfly World and it's free to enter the property. Butterfly World is not free tho. We loved seeing the butterflies going nuts over those grilled bananas!!!! The aviary is neat and the macaws by the bridge are scary but fun. Long live butterfly world!

    Lucia D.

    Great experience visiting today as part of a large group. There were lots of butterflies for us to see immediately upon entering the park. So many different ones. The only disappointing thing was that I bought the food to feed the birds for my group as soon as I walked in without assessing the situation and we were basically force feeding the birds. They were so full but he kept selling more food. We didn't get the photos with all the birds wanting that little bit of food. Still beautiful and great day to be with the birds and butterflies.

    Tiffany G.

    Mom & I are visiting from CT, and unfortunately, an illness hit me like a ton of bricks. I was still looking for low key, fun things for us to do, and this was the best! We took our time with the butterflies, and fed the larakeets. (My mom's favorite part.) Thoroughly enjoyed the Chinese button quails and the various colors of every exhibit! I would definitely recommend.

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    Aquila K.

    I bet you've seen those videos on TikTok about people in those butterfly enclosures holding birds and having butterflies sit on their heads. Well, this is just the place. From gentle butterflies to cool bugs and birds, this place will wipe all your worries away and leave you inspired by nature. Plus, they play music that's really whimsical to get you in the mood. They also give you a map so you can see where you're going. So this place is actually awesome, and I loved everything.

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    This is such a wonderful and beautiful experience as a date or family outing. Feeling the birds and watching the various butterflies flying around you was the highlight of the park...

    KayAnna S.

    This has been on our bucketlist for a while and we are so glad we made it just in time before a large storm. When we arrived they had already closed off the sanctuary due to lightning warnings but did tell us they may open back up in a hour or so. We decided to risk it and went to the butterfly and bug museums first. Really cool and interesting history and amazing butterflies! If you are interested in bugs they have a lot of interesting ones that is for sure! Luckily as soon as we finished with the museum, they opened back up the butterfly sanctuary. We went right in and saw so much butterfly activity. It was a shock at first with just how many butterflies there were. Absolutely beautiful sanctuary and such stunning butterflies. We were excited to see their bird enclosures too as the birds were quite interesting, colorful, and active. Such a fun experience!

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    Beautiful assortment of butterflies and birds!! Also got to feed the birds! Fun place to visit!

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    Ask the Community - Butterfly World

    Do the butterflies get released to the wild?

    We have exotic butterflies and can’t be released in the wild. Our butterflies fly freely in our butterfly aviaries.

    How long should we plan for our family's visit to butterfly world? Kids are 9, 7, and 5 so attention spans are limited...is two hours sufficient?

    Two hours should be fine. If they have extra energy, Tradewinds park is very large with a lot of open spaces for them to run around, they'll have a great time. Bring a picnic lunch!

    Is butterfly world stroller friendly?

    Yes it is.

    Is this a good rainy day activity?

    No, most of the exhibit is outdoors under screens, but exposed to the elements.

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    “And a bug museum that has live creepy crawly bugs and beautiful butterflies/beetle specimens in frames on the wall.”

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