The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
1316 Duval Street Key West, Florida 33040
Hours: Conservatory 9 am-5 pm
Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
General Admission – $12.00
Children 4-12 years – $8.50 3 years and under – Free
Seniors 65+ and Military – $9.00
Key West, Florida – the name makes me think of beautiful coral reefs, Ernest Hemingway, Audubon House & Garden, conch fritters, conch chowder, Key lime pie, and of course beautiful sunsets. My first visit to Key West was during my vacation in 1977 that convinced me I was moving to Florida. Key West is a relaxed community which is a tourist haven all year long.
Key West is an island that is part of the Florida Keys archipelago. It’s also Florida’s southernmost point, lying roughly 90 miles north of Cuba. Famed for its pastel-hued, conch-style houses, it’s a cruise-ship stop also accessible from the mainland via the Overseas Highway. It’s known more for its coral reefs, diving and snorkeling, than for its beaches. The island is a little larger than 7 miles.
There are many things to do and experience in Key West, but today we’re visiting an enchanting attraction, The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory. It is filled with an impressive collection of flowering plants, colorful birds, cascading waterfalls and trees that set the stage for the “flowers of the sky”, the 50 to 60 exotic butterflies from around the world. There are also more than 20 exotic bird species, all under a climate controlled, glass enclosed habitat. There is a learning lab for those wanting more information about butterfly anatomy, physiology, life cycle, feeding and the migratory world of the Monarch. Also you can get a rare close up view of a variety of live caterpillars feeding and developing on their host plants.
The glassed enclosure has paths through lush plantings.
Flamingos wander the beautiful facility and are not afraid of people.
Colorful birds flit through the trees.
Everywhere is the beauty of delicate butterflies and moths.
Do I remember the names of the butterflies and birds? No but that isn’t my goal. I just love experiencing the beautiful environment filled with ponds, turtles, butterflies and birds. I have to remind myself that I need to take photos.
If you come to the Florida Keys, take time from swimming, fishing, and snorkeling, to visit a place of enchantment: The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory.
Sit back and enjoy the video of a visit to the Conservatory with its tropical display. Relax and remember it’s a beautiful day!
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Beautiful photos all, but it is the butterfly photos that I really love!
I adore butterflies
With all these beautiful photos you just gave me one more reason to get to the key’s! I’ve had them on my bucket list for a while now and I just LOVE butterflies. Pinned.
Gorgeous!! I love all the flamingos!
Wonderful photos, Carol, specially the butterflies are beautiful. And it must be very special to be in the middle of such a group of flamingos.
It is. Happy Friday Jan!
Thank you for the video and for your own photos. I’ve enjoyed wandering through the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory. Beautiful butterflies and birds! Very relaxing images and music. Wishing you a peaceful weekend Carol.
Thanks Linda. God Bless!
Hello, lovely images from key West and the butterfly garden.. Happy Friday, enjoy your day. Have a great weekend!
What a very beautiful spot, Carol. I love butterfly gardens and fun to see the flamingos, too. It looks like a wonderful spot to visit. Happy weekend!
Happy Friday!
Magnificent sky shot from the Keyes and lovely floral and fauna photos too ^_^
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What a great place to visit. Key West is on my bucket list and I’ll have to visit this place when I get there.
I would love to visit this location. I never realized flamingos were such large birds!
It looks wonderful – I’d love to visit the Keys.
Carol – this is a delight from start to finish. I would probably spend an entire day there, because there would be so much that I love – flowers, birds, butterflies! I can’t imagine getting that close to a flamingo – what a delight. I have to admit that it made me think of Alice in Wonderland and the game of croquet with flamingos … I think! Thanks so much for sharing this tropical delight with everyone at Mosaic Monday!
I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
A place where I would spend many hours…
I enjoyed your Post, thank you for sharing… happy MosaicMonday. Have a good week.
The colorful birds and butterflies make some beautiful photos! And I love the flowers. I’ve never been to Key West but always hear wonderful things about it.
It is a fun place.
What fab photos all those colours loved those birds too 🙂
Have a colourfultastic week 🙂
What a stunning place – colorful and exotic like a real jungle. Gorgeous butterflies!
I have read about Florida Keys and seen it on TV, but now I would like to visit the Butterfly & Nature Conservatory. And to see those flamingos.
Oh wow – breathtaking images!
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I’d go just for the flamingos! So cool!
What fun to make friends with flamingos!
Butterflies look so soft
,,,what a colorful, exciting place to visit! Nature at its best. Thanks Carol for this travel idea. Enjoy your week!
Wow, you have a lot of wonderful things to see there! The flamingos look like so much fun to be around. I’m so glad you linked up at My Corner of the World!