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Texas Discovery Gardens

3601 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
214-428-7476
Ranked #45 of 125 attractions in Dallas
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Owner description: Texas Discovery Gardens is a 7.5-acre organic urban oasis filled with natural wonders for all ages. An indoor tropical butterfly house, the Rosine...... more » Owner description: Texas Discovery Gardens is a 7.5-acre organic urban oasis filled with natural wonders for all ages. An indoor tropical butterfly house, the Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium, features hundreds of free-flying butterflies from around the world. Garden areas include a wildlife pond, Shakespeare Garden, Native Butterfly Habitat, and the scenic Grand Allee du Meadows. Picnics are welcome outside. Open daily, 10 am to 5 pm. « less
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Jacksonville, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

We love butterflies, so of course we visited the Butterfly House at Texas Discovery Gardens. It was well worth the $8 admission. We visited on a Monday morning, just missed the first kids field trip so we almost had the place to ourselves. We ended up staying about 2 hours because at noon, we heard they were going to release... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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We were walking around Fair Park but had limited time and wanted to see the butterflies, so we paid the $8 per person - and it was worth it! The butterfly room was amazing. I've never seen so many beautiful butterflies in one room before. It was fantastic. Since we were the only people there, the naturalist spent a lot... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2011
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My grandparents wanted to take me & my cousins somewhere where we would have fun. Ages 14, 11, & 6. When we first walked in their were little cages of different insects and spiders and snakes. To your right is the gift shop. We payed to get in (very reasonable price) and then headed up the stairs to enter the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2011
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The garden itself is small, well-maintained and peaceful. The Butterfly House is the reason to visit and was terrific. There are hundreds and hundreds of butterflies from dozens of species. The path through the plantings allows for closeup viewing of resting, and mating butterflies, as well as panoramic views with butterflies fluttering everywhere. We came to Fair Park just to... More

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