Zoo
Butterfly World
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 42 spp. present
Butterfly World is located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. It opened in 1988, and it is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The facility houses around 20,000 live butterflies. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
26.268° N 80.171° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
42
speciesOpened
1988
Size
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Visit
Opening hours
Mon–Sat · 9:00–17:00Sun · 11:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Island Canary
Serinus canaria
Before you go
Where is Butterfly World?
Miami, United States
Butterfly World is a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States. Its coordinates are 26.268° N, 80.171° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Big Cypress National Preserve, about 97 km away.
What animals can you see at Butterfly World?
42 species
Citizen-science photos record 42 species at Butterfly World, including Gouldian Finch, Budgerigar, Asian Blue Quail, Cockatiel and Island Canary. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Butterfly World in the wild?
Gouldian Finch: Nitmiluk National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Butterfly World also live in the parks and cities we cover: Gouldian Finch (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nitmiluk National Park), Budgerigar (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park) and Cockatiel (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).
Does Butterfly World charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Butterfly World lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Butterfly World open?
Mon–Sat · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Butterfly World is open Mon–Sat · 9:00–17:00; Sun · 11:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Butterfly World open?
Opened 1988
Butterfly World, a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States, opened in 1988, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 42 species are photographed there.
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Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website