Butterfly gardens in illinois
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Visiting a butterfly garden is a fun activity for families any time of the year, even in the winter. A butterfly garden can be a stand-alone center or an exhibit in a zoo. Illinois has several large, elaborate butterfly gardens where young and old alike delight in watching these flying beauties.
Brookfield Zoo
A yellow swallowtail butterfly.
The Brookfield Zoo, also known as the Chicago Zoo, has an open-air butterfly garden. Visitors walk through a special section of the zoo that houses the butterflies and become part of the exhibit. Butterflies will fly and flutter over the plants and greenery while you walk the paths, finding as many butterflies as possible.
Part of this zoo display is a room where the pupas develop behind glass windows. Catch a sneak peek of butterflies as they first emerge from their cocoons. Zoo staff release butterflies to the main room when their wings have completely dried and they are ready for flight.
The Brookfield Zoo
8401 31st Street
Brookfield, IL 60513
1-800-201-0784
czs.org
Peck Farm Butterfly House
A butterfly sipping nectar.
At the Butterfly House on the grounds of Peck Farm Park, butterflies are in an open-air exhibit, flying about as you walk through. New butterflies enter the main display room as soon as they hatch each day. The species on display are both native to the area and from around the world- some can only survive indoors in specialized conditions.
The Butterfly House contains many trees and flowers that are as pretty as the butterflies. Admission to this enchanting place is by donation.
Peck Farm Butterfly House
4038 Kaneville Road
Geneva, IL 60134
630-262-8244
genevaparks.org
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum houses a permanent exhibit called the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. On display throughout the year are 75 different species of butterflies (and birds), many of which are not native to Illinois. A pupa room always has new cocoons opening and releasing new butterflies into the haven.
The Nature Museum also offers traveling exhibits that feature specific species of butterflies as well as other types of animals year-round.
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
773-755-5100
naturemuseum.org
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