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    The Butterfly House

    4.9 (9 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Lara T.

    During a family trip to Navy Pier, we stumbled upon the new butterfly house and decided to pop in! Inside, we found a beautiful garden filled with colorful butterflies. The atmosphere was super relaxed, letting us take our time exploring and admiring the different species. They even had handy charts to help identify each one. A friendly staff member gave us tips on how to attract the butterflies using the optional nectar swab (a dollar well spent!). She even offered sticks pre-loaded with butterflies so we didn't have to do the hard work. My toddler twins are obsessed with the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", so seeing the cocoons (in a separate tent) and then the butterflies was a special treat for them. The boys had a blast wandering through the garden, though I'm not sure they were as into the butterflies as I was! Overall, I thought it was a great experience and definitely worth checking out if you're at Navy Pier.

    Nancy L.

    The Butterfly House is such a magical place! There were so many different types of butterflies flying around and the staff there was very friendly. The staff did butterfly releases and placed the butterflies on us and also taught us how to get the butterflies to come to our sugar water dipped wands. We loved it so much we spent 2 hours in there even though it's not a big space. Be sure to check out the gift shop too!

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    3.6
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    Every park isn't that great while also not being that bad, just average. Heritage Green Park is…read moresuch one. It doesn't have much going on, just green space. For some people, that's all they need though so it's not a bad thing to have. There's lots of room for dogs to run around, and humans to chill and relax. Bare bones park is a description of it, almost. It actually does have some things in it. There's a few benches and paths. Green space is the main thing about it. Lots of it and quite a few trees. As far as playgrounds, there aren't any. The most interesting thing about it is a statue. It's called "Grainne." This was a gift by Galway, a city in Ireland. Chicago has lots of Irish heritage. This is a statue that certainly makes sense. Good park to hang out for a bit. It's nothing really that interesting but it's good to get out. There's a few benches for sitting and a few paths for walking.

    I've driven by this park countless times; I used to pass it nearly daily when I had my old job. I'm…read morehonestly not sure I ever noticed it, though, before I stopped at Old St. Pat's this week. It's known as a "passive park", because it has no programming, playground, or any facilities besides some benches. The most notable feature of the park is a large sculpture at the southwest entrance called Grainne, which commemorates the Sister Cities relationship between Chicago and Galway, Ireland. The name is somewhat odd, and was developed by the park's advisory group. It's said to reflect the peoples of various heritage that have called the area home, as it was a gathering place for lots of new immigrants in Chicago. "Green" is in homage to the old-timey town greens that were the original parks. I wandered through simply because I was surprised it was here, but it wasn't much of a park. I liked the sculpture quite a lot. If one lived nearby this would be an ok place to stop if you wanted a minimal amount of green space, but otherwise there are better parks in the city.

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