This Ontario Garden Feels Like A Trip To Costa Rica & Has Thousands Of Butterflies

It reopens this summer! 🦋

This Ontario Butterfly Garden Feels Like A Trip To Costa Rica
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Are you craving a vacation? Then you'll want to add this butterfly garden to your summer bucket list, as it feels like a trip to Costa Rica.

The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is a tropical oasis and one of the biggest glass-enclosed butterfly conservatories in North America.

Visiting the conservatory is truly magical, as 2000 colourful butterflies will flutter all around you.

If you are lucky, one might land on you, allowing you to enjoy an up-close look.

But that isn't all. Within the rainforest-like setting, you can explore the 180 metres of paths to visit the blooming flowers and large waterfall.

The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory

Price: $17 per person

When: TBA (plans to re-open on July 26)

Address: 2565 Niagara Pkwy., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Why You Need To Go: This stunning paradise is only a short drive away. It is the perfect rainy day activity as no matter the weather outside, it is always warm here.

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  • Stephanie White
    Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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