You’ll Want To Plan A Day Trip To St. Louis’s Magical Butterfly House

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri, offers a magical experience with 80 species of butterflies and bugs in a beautiful conservatory garden.

Butterflies are magical to encounter outside, briefly fluttering by us as we try to see their beauty before they fly away. At this St. Louis Butterfly House, you can spend time with these enchanting creatures in their own world.

A day with the butterflies is a magical day indeed! A trip to The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is also designed for fun and learning about these amazing creatures. Read below to plan your day in the Butterfly House.

This is the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri.

This unique attraction opened in 1998. There are 80 species of butterflies and bugs on display here, in natural habitats. The Conservatory Garden is a tropical enclosed glass structure that is a perfect home for the butterflies.

The expansive foliage of the covered garden is as pretty as the butterflies.

The butterflies can get close here. But you can NEVER touch them!

A rare sight in nature, the butterflies hatch here from a chrysalis hatchery.

You will need a great camera to get beautiful pictures of the butterflies. And patience too.

Beware of the giant caterpillar......

He has been known to eat people!

Dinner at the Butterfly House is an excellent time to see the butterflies.

There are many different kinds of butterflies on display in a natural habitat here.

Almost always in motion, watching the butterflies is a magical experience.

The outside gardens of the Butterfly House are as beautiful and relaxing as spending time with the butterflies.

Come out to the Butterfly House and see these amazing creatures for yourself.

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House offers so much more than just a magical encounter with butterflies. You can learn about various species of bugs, book an event at Emerson Lake Terrace, and see many educational exhibits throughout the attraction.

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is located at 15193 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017. Have you visited the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House? Share your experience with us in the comments below.

Looking for more encounters with nature? Check out this completely free animal attraction in St. Louis.

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