When traveling I always research the area for interesting gardens or nature sites to explore and visit. Butterfly World caught my eye by advertising that it had over 20,000 butterflies. I was also drawn in because it boasted about having a large collection of native pollinator plants, botanical gardens, aviaries as well as a bug museum.
I must say I really enjoyed the experience. The areas for the butterflies were clean and full of healthy plants everyone seemed to be happy. There were limited staff and guides around to provide info and answer questions but I would have enjoyed more signage for butterfly and plant identification.
The museum had excellent idenification displays of all the butterflies and insects. So a tremendous amount of interesting and valuable facts could be gleaned from the displays.
The site is within a city park (Tradewinds Park-South) so there were playgrounds and other rec facilities for families. The actual "world" has a small cafe, a fun swinging bridge, and several other attractions that make for a fun outing.
As usual I loved perusing the gift shop for interesting books and gifts.
Because I love vertical gardens and vining beauties I very much enjoyed the vine maze. It hosted many native finds and excellent growing information.
I always seem to have success finding something that I need?
Because I love vertical gardens and vining beauties I very much enjoyed the vine maze. It hosted many native finds and excellent growing information.
Due to the recent storms in Florida, the aviaries were not very active. They had some interesting birds but not as many as advertised.
Particularly if you have never been to a Butterfly Enclosure you should seek one out to visit. It is quite overwhelming to have these beauties flitting so close and personal.
