The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House & Insect World, Michigan, United States
4.5 (700 reviews) Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Spent Ranking #7 in Upper Peninsula Nature & Wildlife Areas
The majesty of butterflies
The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House is the 1st of its kind in Michigan, and the 3rd oldest LIVE butterfly exhibit in the United States. The world-renowned facility has 1800 sq ft of tropical garden filled with hundreds of live butterflies from four continents. After a relaxing visit with the butterflies, take some time to check out Insect World, where you will be amazed at the size of the insects that live in the tropical regions of the world. On display are 14″ walking sticks and 6″ centipedes, along with giant beetles and spiders. The current record setter for the world’s “heaviest bug” is also found here. Regular Season Hours: 10 am – 7 pm Prior to Memorial Day, After Labor Day: 10 am – 6 pm *Last admittance is 30 min prior to close
Address
6750 McGulphin St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757-5159
Mobile
Website
http://www.originalbutterflyhouse.com/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 9:26
User Ratings
4.5 based on (700 reviews)
Reviews
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4imrico 5:00 PM Sep 24, 2022
Very interesting!
I'm not huge on these kinds of things, but I enjoyed it! It was cool to be in a room with a bunch of different types of butterflies. Some interesting facts and a few other things here like a turtle, spider, lizard, beetles etc... You can pay once and revisit multiple times :)
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4GratisE1993 5:00 PM Jun 6, 2022
Make sure it is sunny when you visit
We visited on a rainy overcast day which probably was why there wasn’t much movement in the greenhouse, but my wife was able to get some good pictures. We were just a little disappointed because we had only visited one butterfly house previously and the butterflies were much more active. I would recommend visiting when it is a nice day outside, there will be more action from the butterflies in the greenhouse. Still a cool place just don’t go when it is raining.
