Butterfly Gardens Of Wisconsin Is Home To The State’s Largest Butterfly House And Maze 

Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin in Appleton features the state's largest butterfly house and a butterfly-shaped maze, offering a unique and mesmerizing experience.

The butterfly garden in Appleton allows watching hundreds of these delicate, fluttering beauties in action. It's downright mesmerizing! You can see for yourself with a visit to Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin. A unique day-trip destination, it’s home to the state’s largest butterfly house. The grounds also include a maze, which is shaped like a monarch butterfly, of course. Take a look at this lovely butterfly enclosure near me.

Located in Appleton, Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin operates seasonally and reopens every June.

This photo shows the owners Mary and Jack Voight in 2013.

The highlight of Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin is definitely the butterfly hoop house, which is the biggest in the state.

Home to more than 200 colorful butterflies, entering the butterfly house is a magical experience, to say the least.

It's filled with various species of butterflies, including the well-known monarch making it one of the best gardens in Wisconsin.

While in the butterfly house, you’ll have plenty of chances to interact with the butterflies and snap a few pictures, so be sure to have a camera handy.

But it’s not just butterflies visitors can get close-up views of ...

At Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin, you’ll get to see the entire life cycle of butterflies.

We like watching them emerge into life from the chrysalis.

This process is called eclosing when the insect comes out of the chrysalis case. It hangs on while expanding its pretty wings.

Other creatures you'll see include the cecropia moths.

They mate for 24 hours!

In addition to the butterfly house, the grounds include a gift shop as well as a two-acre butterfly-shaped maze.

The entire maze can be seen from a viewing bridge, which is perfect for those who’d like a butterfly’s-eye view before attempting to navigate it.

It’s also a great spot to simply soak in the idyllic surroundings.

Thousands of people visit Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin — and with so much to offer, it's easy to see why!

Butterfly Gardens in Appleton is inspirational. Discover more on the Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin website.  Did you know about Wisconsin’s largest butterfly house? Have you ever visited Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin? If so, what do you think? Tell us in the comments section below.

Learn how to do this yourself by reading the book "How to Create a Butterfly Garden: Bringing the Beauty of Butterflies into Your World." And go out for a delicious burger after at Tom's Drive In with four locations in Appleton!

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