Groups

Conservatory Visitors

Self-Guided Tours

Group sales are applied to self-guided tours and offer groups consisting of 15 or more purchasing tickets the opportunity to schedule a date and time to visit the Butterfly House.

Discounted rates for group sales apply when all the admissions are purchased with one payment.  The rates for self-guided are:

  • $7 General Admission (ages 13–64)
  • $4 Senior Citizen (age 65 or older)
  • $4 Children (ages 3–12) Requires 1 adult per 5 children.
  • FREE Children (2 and under) Requires 1 adult per 2 children.
 
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Guided Tours

Let our staff lead your party on a fantastic journey to explore all the Butterfly House has to offer.  See fabulous invertebrates up close, step inside the Entomology Lab, and release a butterfly on its first flight in our Tropical Conservatory. 

Each tour can accommodate up to 10 guests

$140 for Members

$180 for Non Members

Scheduling & Payment

Please call 314-577-0888 ext. 2 or email butterflyhouseeducation@mobot.org to reserve a date and time for your group visit.  After scheduling your group, you will be sent a confirmation letter, which you will need to bring with you at the time of your visit. Once you have received a confirmation letter, your group is booked.

Payment is made on arrival at the Butterfly House at the admissions desk located just inside the entrance vestibule.  All tickets purchased as Group Sales must be paid with one payment and may be in the form of check, cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Please make checks payable to the Butterfly House for the exact amount only.  Prepayment is available by credit card only.  Please call (314) 577-0888 ext. 0 to make prepayment arrangements. 

Commercial tour agency escorts with an ID may request a complimentary pass at the admissions desk when purchasing the group tickets. Bus drivers may request a complimentary driver pass by showing their CDL license and identifying themselves with the particular group. These passes are only valid for commercial tour agencies or bus drivers and may not be used by any other person.