The Butterfly Place, Massachusetts, United States

3sograinboston 5:00 PM Aug 26, 2022

Amazing idea, but disappointed
I’ve wanted to go here forever! So maybe I amped up my expectations to high. Much smaller than pics/ videos give the impression. Narrow paths, only saw about 6 different species. There seemed to be a lot of butterflies when we first went in, but then they dissipated after about 30 minutes and we couldn’t find any in some areas, so we left. There were about 20 other kids there at the same time, all different ages, plus about 20 adults of all different ages/walking abilities. Maybe there were too many people. It kind of felt like the butterflies were hiding after the first 30 minutes.We were there for 45 minutes max, 2 and 5 yo. Kept the 2 yo in a stroller which was best for everyone. The place looks tired and in need of updating. The concept is amazing, appreciate they are self-sustaining, wish they could get some outside financial support to upgrade. Staff have to be extremely patient— there were a couple of kids chasing the butterflies and trying to catch them which is not permitted and was very distracting. We went at 10am when they open, on a weekday in mid August.

3Sitali 5:00 PM Feb 20, 2020

Spendy for such a small place.
This place is good for a 30 minute visit, not much more. It was fun to see all the beautiful butterflies, and if you sit down they often will light on you. Wear bright colors they say. They have zebra finches here too, that are delightful. A fun visit for young children, especially girls. It's a relatively small place however, and much more than 30 minutes, one can get bored. They have a smallish pond with goldfish in it, and the butterflies seem to congregate around this portion. Wish it was much, much bigger. Not really worth the price...as it was spendy for such a short amount of time there. The butterflies are exquisite though.