You’ll Want To Plan A Day Trip To Missouri’s Magical Butterfly House
By Liz Oliver|Published July 08, 2017
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Liz Oliver
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Liz is a Missouri native with a B.A. in English from Mizzou and a M.A. in Non-Profit Administration from Lindenwood University. She works for a STL metro-area community college and enjoys writing, traveling, and indoor cycling. Her true passion is forcing her encyclopedic knowledge of Missouri facts on uninterested strangers from across the globe!
Everyone’s favorite grade school memory is raising butterflies in your classroom. Watching their metamorphosis was so exciting and you can experience it all again at the butterfly house that is right here in Missouri. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is a great place for people of all ages. You will find tons of activities for your kids and if needed, peace and tranquility with the butterflies under the conservatory dome. Plan your next day trip and put the butterfly house on your route!
The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is a part of the Missouri Botanical Garden family, just outside of the St. Louis metro area in Chesterfield.
Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House/Facebook
There are 80 species of butterflies present at the butterfly house conservatory. View hundreds of butterflies up-close and personal.
The butterfly house is not only beautiful but is educational as well. Bring your kids and let them learn about the butterfly life cycle. There is also an educational area for kids and a playground on site.
If you are a plant lover the butterfly house has over 150 tropical plants on display. They also have a beautiful outdoor garden that is home to many native species of plants and flowers.
