Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, located in the U.S. Custom House on Canal Street, encourages you to use all five senses as you explore North America’s largest museum devoted to insects and their relatives. You’ll discover why insects are the building blocks of all life on our planet and along the way, you’ll be shrunk to bug size; wander through a mysterious Louisiana swamp; join the active audience of an awards show for bugs, by bugs; and be captivated by thousands of butterflies in an Asian garden. Voted "A top museum for you and your kids” by CNN.com, 2009.
Hours
Mon - Sun | 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Audubon Nature Center Interpretive Center, Planetarium, Clubhouse, Riverview Park, Golf, and Tennis Courts are closed until further notice out of concern for the safety, health, and welfare of our employees, our members, our visitors, our families, and our entire community. For updates on Audubon's response to Covid-19, and event and program postponements, click here.
Please note: the Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is located in a Federal building and visitors must pass through security to enter. Read more.
Meet the Animals
Discover some of the animals that are cared for by Audubon Nature Institute.
