Butterfly Pavilion - Westminster, Colorado

Address:6252 W. 104th Ave.
Westminster, Colorado
Tel: (303) 469-5441

Finger-length zebra longwings and hand-sized paper kites - those are types of butterflies, and you can see them and more than 50 different species at the Butterfly Pavilion. And then there's more. Find out what it's like to hold a rose-haired tarantula from Chile, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, or a giant mealworm - without winning Fear Factor.

Open 9 am to 5 pm. $$ (Moderately Priced)

Statistics: Approximately 1,200 butterflies and insects belonging to 260 species on 5 acres.

The mission of the Butterfly Pavilion is to foster an appreciation of butterflies and other invertebrates while educating the public about the need for conservation of threatened habitats in the tropics and around the world. Visitors to the facility find themselves surrounded by more than 1,200 free-flying butterflies while walking through the lush, tropical conservatory. A chrysalis viewing area allows visitors to watch the amazing process of metamorphosis as adult butterflies emerge from their gem-like chrysalis. In the Crawl-A-See-Em, visitors can watch, touch, or take a closer look at some of the world's most fascinating insects and their relatives.