The Butterfly House is closed for the entire month of January for annual maintenance as we break ground on the new entomology lab expansion.  

The Butterfly House will reopen February 1 for Morpho Mardi Gras. Witness a sea of thousands of blue morpho butterflies from Costa Rica take flight in the Tropical Conservatory. The Butterfly House will offer extended hours Feb 1-15.

Hours

Wednesdays–Sundays | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Private Tours and Classes Only

10 a.m. to noon: Free admission for
St. Louis City and County residents

Closed

• Advance reservations required.
• No on-site tour purchases.
• Last entry at 3 p.m. 
• Hours may be modified, limited in capacity, and subject to availability or closure.

E-tickets and tours must be purchased or reserved in advance.

Book your tour online or by calling Butterfly House at 314-577-0888 x 0 during business hours. Staff-guided tours will take guests on a journey through our current exhibit featuring special insect displays and botanical collections. All hour-long tours will include a private butterfly release and live animal encounters. Tours are recommended for ages 5 and older.

Tours available by reservation only.

E-tickets are available up to one week in advance for purchase. Access to the Butterfly House will be limited by timed e-tickets. The Butterfly House asks that you arrive no later than 30 minutes after your designated eTicket time. In order to effectively limit the capacity within the Butterfly House, we may not be able to admit late tickets past their reserved time slots.

E-tickets are timed and dated.

Cloth face coverings must cover the nose and mouth are required for everyone including children 6 or older by St. Louis County. Face shields do not qualify as appropriate face coverings.

E-ticket user agrees to wear protective face coverings.

Total group size may not exceed 10 people or 9 people on guided tours.

E-tickets and Tours

All transactions must be credit/debit only. Scroll down to buy e-tickets below. No on-site e-ticket purchases. (314) 577-0888 during business hours.

E-tickets must be purchased or reserved in advance online or by phone.

We are currently not accepting any physical paper coupons or passes for the safety of our staff. 

Book your tour online or by calling Butterfly House at 314-577-0888 x 0 during business hours.

E-tickets purchased or reserved in advance for admission.

E-tickets

Adult | $8

Child/Senior | $5

Ages 3–12/ Senior 65+

Ages 13 & up

Children ages 2 and under are free. 

Resident E-Tickets

Adult | Free

Child | Free

Ages 3–12

Ages 13 & up

St. Louis City and County Residents

First Tuesday of the Month |  9–11 a.m. tickets only

Member E-Tickets

Adult | Free

Child | Free

Ages 3–12

Ages 13 & up

Children ages 2 and under are free.

Individual, Garden, and Friends & Family Memberships

Tours available by reservation only.

Member E-Tickets

Adult | Free

Child | Free

Ages 3–12

Ages 13 & up

Children ages 2 and under are free. 

Festival and Garden Giving Society Memberships

We are currently not accepting any physical paper coupons or passes for the safety of our staff. 

Book your tour online or by calling Butterfly House at 314-577-0888 x 0 during business hours.

Tours available by reservation only.

Nonmember Tours

$180

Each tour can accommodate up to 9 guests. 

Member Tours

$140

Each tour can accommodate up to 9 guests.

The health and safety of staff and visitors is the primary concern for the Butterfly House.

Under guidance from the CDC and local health departments, we are reopening while still taking into account social distancing and the following precautions below.  An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people are present.

Please read through our new safety and procedure guidelines to help keep you and our staff healthy. 

Around the Butterfly House

Water fountains will be unavailable. 

Drinks and snacks available for purchase.

Restrooms will have every other toilet/lavatory closed and limited capacity to maintain social distancing. Restrooms will be monitored hourly and disinfected based on CDC guidelines. 

Limited Restrooms Available

• Nature T.R.E.K.
• Gift Shop 

Closed for your safety.

Guest walking traffic will follow an accessible one-way path to reduce crowding. 

Accessible One-way Paths

Sanitized before and after each use.  Check-in and check-out procedures modified to be contactless transactions. 

Wheelchairs Available

Cashless payments/no signature required for credit card transactions.

Cashless payments only

Hours: Wednesday–Sunday from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 
Cashless payments/no signature required for credit card transactions.

Gift Shop

Additional hand sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the Butterfly House, including all point-of-sale locations and strategically around Butterfly House grounds.

Hand sanitizing

Health and Safety

Please follow appropriate social distancing restrictions of six feet or more from anyone not in your traveling party.

Social distancing

Cloth face coverings must cover the nose and mouth are required for everyone including children 6 or older by St. Louis County. Face shields do not qualify as appropriate face coverings. Face Coverings are recommended for children ages 3-5.  

All employees, visitors, and volunteers will be required to wear face coverings.

Increased frequency and intensity of cleaning and disinfecting all high-touch surfaces (such as handrails, signage, seats, and benches) following CDC and EPA guidelines. Hours of operation have been reduced to include nightly and weekly deep cleaning.

Sanitizing surfaces

Trash cans will be limited to the outdoor garden areas and the restrooms.

No sorting of trash. Please take all refuse out with you when you leave.

Limited trash

Visitors displaying any of the following symptoms before visiting should stay home, including coughing, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. Refunds and exchanges during this period will be honored without penalty.

Sick visitors

All staff working on grounds will be screened prior to each shift. Employees will be required to complete a health screening questionnaire followed by a temperature check prior to the start of each shift. Only those staff who pass both the health screening questionnaire and temperature check will be allowed to enter and report for work. 

Staff health screening

Plexiglass at the sales counters to protect staff and visitors. Cashless payments/No signature required for credit card transactions.  

Point-of-sale precautions

The Butterfly House is easily accessible throughout the metro area and conveniently located near Highway 64 in Faust Park.

15050 Faust Park,

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Location and Parking

Address

There is no charge for parking at the Butterfly House, located in Faust Park.

Parking

Members of the Missouri Botanical Garden enjoy a host of benefits as the Garden and our family of sites reopen to the community.  

All members enjoy:  

• Free general admission (advance timed e-tickets required; the number you may reserve is based on your membership level). 

• Additional benefits, including access to the Butterfly House and expanded hours, are coming soon. Please stay tuned!  

 Membership Extension  

Members are the heart of the Missouri Botanical Garden. As a sign of appreciation for sticking with us during these uncertain times, we have extended all active and recently lapsed memberships at the Individual through President’s Circle levels to cover the time the Garden was closed (up to three months). 

Your support means so much to us, and we want to make sure you have every chance to take advantage of all your membership benefits. You will not receive a new membership card for the extension, but your existing card and Member ID number will give you access to the advanced e-tickets you’ll need to visit.  

If you would like to waive your membership extension—which helps us direct more financial resources toward our critical operations—please email the membership team or indicate that on your renewal form.  

 Membership Renewal

If you are considering renewing your membership right now, know that your timely support will make an immediate impact on our operations and programs. The extended months of membership will be added to your new term.

I don’t know my Member ID. How can I reserve my timed e-tickets? 

Your Member ID number is located on your membership card. For members who received an extension, your ID number from your existing card will work on our e-ticketing website. If you do not have a membership card, please contact membership@mobot.org or (314) 577-5118.  

How many free member general admission e-tickets do I get?

Your member level determines how many free adult e-tickets you may reserve each visit. All memberships also include child tickets for children 12 and under, but your total group size may not exceed 10 at this time.  

Individual – 1 adult  

Garden/Garden Senior – 2 adults  

Friends and Family – 4 adults  

Festival – 6 adults  

With the extension, how do I know what my new expiration date is? 

We added three months of membership to all active terms. If your membership lapsed during our closure (March–May 2020), we reinstated your membership through August 31, 2020. If you renewed during our closure, you will receive the extension + 12 months. A few examples are below. 

I renewed this spring. When will I receive my membership packet?

Since we were unable to mail membership packets during our closure, we are working hard to catch up. Please use your existing membership card and ID in the meantime. Thank you for your patience.  

I already renewed my membership. Why did I receive an additional renewal notice?

Sometimes our renewal mailings and your membership donation cross in the mail. If you have renewed, simply recycle any redundant renewal requests and accept our apologies.  

With no trams or Children’s Garden right now, what happens to the Bonus Blooms you sent me?

Save your Bonus Blooms—as long as your membership is current we will honor out-of-date Bonus Blooms anytime in the future.  

Can I renew my membership or become a member on site at the Garden right now?  

Yes! You can join or renew using a credit card onsite right now. But, keep in mind, you will need to have already reserved your timed and dated e-tickets to enter the Garden and complete your onsite membership transaction.   

Not a Member?

Explore our amazing benefits and join today!   

Original Expiration Date

Extended Expiration Date

Extended Expiration Date
if Member Renews

May 31, 2020

June 30, 2020 

August 31, 2020

September 30, 2020 

August 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

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