Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center

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Fittingly, the outdoor gardens at Westminster’s Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center are designed to appeal to insects as much as to human visitors. A 1/2-mile nature trail winds along Big Dry Creek past caterpillars chomping on dill and milkweed plants, bees and butterflies sucking nectar from colorful flowers, the cocoons of moths sheltering in ground cover and shrubs while the magic of transformation goes on unseen. Two other gardens offer gazebos for resting and watching the activity buzzing among the 300 varieties of native plants.

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The Butterfly Pavilion is home to more than *just* 1,600 butterflies. All sorts of insects, honey bees, sea creatures, and the infamous Rosie the Tarantula.

The Butterfly Pavilion is located in Westminster, Colorado. It opened in July 1995, and was the first stand-alone non-profit insect zoo in the United States. The 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) facility is situated on 11 acres (4.5 ha) of land,[1] and contains five main exhibit areas to teach visitors about butterflies and other invertebrates.