Wings of the Tropics Butterfly Conservatory — Attraction in Coral Gables

The Butterfly Conservatory at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens is a part of Fairchild you must see if you visit. It’s free, beautiful, and you can spend as long or as little time as you want inside. All the butterflies inside are non-native and from places like South America and Africa, and some are more elusive than others making it feel more special to seem some species over others. The only bad part about this place is the fact that you have to go through 3 doors to get in, and 3 doors to get out. This system is in place so that the butterflies don’t escape. There are volunteers at the doors to help you get inside and to tell you all the...

A place that deserves much respect and understanding for the work put in. No touching allowed of anything. Especially the butterflies. They're a beauty to behold, the conservatory has volunteers that give a minute long explanation about the what to expect, how to comport oneself, how to be cautious of the butterflies and to enjoy themselves and caution of walking within the conservatory. Once past that short introduction, the conservatory hold a beauty of its own. The hard work put into this gorgeous space...

The Butterfly Gardens inside Fairchild are absolutely gorgeous. When I went the butterflies were really active and it was such a breathtaking sight to behold. There are many different species of butterfly/moth in the small area you walk through. If you're lucky, you'll have one land on you! If you go at the right time, you can also volunteer to hold one for a photo-op. If you go to Fairchild, you absolutely MUST walk through the...