The Cockrell Butterfly Center and Brown Hall of Entomology provide entertainment and education for the whole family. Walk through a living butterfly habitat, marvel at spectacular live and preserved specimens of some of the world’s largest and weirdest arthropods, and enjoy interactive games and quizzes.
Strollers are not allowed in the Butterfly Center, but there is stroller parking available nearby.
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Enter a stunning, three-story glass structure built around a 50-foot waterfall! This simulated tropical rainforest is filled with exotic plants…
The Cockrell Butterfly Center is well known for its gorgeous walk-through butterfly habitat, but there is much more to explore…
Hundreds of species of exotic butterflies and insects call the Butterfly Center home. Discover a few of them here! Please…
Gardening with butterflies and other pollinators in mind has exploded in the past decade or so, and there are many…
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5555 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston,Texas 77030
(713) 639-4629
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that receives no federal or state funding. Tax ID # 74-1036131.