Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
Hours
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium Hours
Open
Tuesday - Sunday
10am - 5pm
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is located in the U.S. Custom House; a Federal building. Please click here for important entry guidelines and restrictions.
The renovation of the popular Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Butterflies in Flight exhibit is now underway for a spring re-opening. The exhibit is currently closed as we install an amazing array of butterflies, new lighting, flooring, plants and other enhancements.
Tickets
Audubon Experience Package
$35.00 Adult Admission
$19.00 Child (2 -12) Admission
$19.00 Senior (65+)/Student* Admission
* Student rate for high school and college students with valid school ID.
Visit Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Entergy IMAX® Theatre and Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium for one low price. The Audubon Experience package includes one visit to each facility. Audubon Experience packages are valid for 45 consecutive days starting with your first visit. Our attractions are open Tuesday through Sunday and select holiday Mondays.
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium General Admission
$16.00 Adult Admission
$11.00 Child (2 -12) Admission
$13.00 Senior (65+)/Student* Admission
$5.00 for Audubon Members
* Student rate for high school and college students with valid school ID.
Insectarium, Aquarium and IMAX® Combo
$40.00 Adult Admission
$26.00 Child (2 -12) Admission
$34.00 Senior (65+)/Student* Admission
* Student rate for high school and college students with valid school ID.
Group Tickets
Discounted admission for groups of 10 or more and group lunches for 20 or more. Exciting, educational and entertaining trips at economical rates are available with advance reservations at the Zoo, Aquarium, Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and IMAX®. To make your reservations or for more information please call (504) 581-4629 or 1-800-774-7394 Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Audubon Membership
Visit often with a full year of free admission to Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas! Plus, Audubon Members save with $5 admission tickets to Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and Entergy IMAX® Theatre, while enjoying many other valuable perks. We encourage you to do the math, and compare single ticket prices to Membership. Depending on how often you plan to visit, Audubon Membership is the best entertainment value in town!
Plan Your Visit
Make the most of your next Butterfly Garden and Insectarium adventure!
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is located a few blocks from Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in downtown New Orleans.
Reduce your carbon footprint! From the airport or within town, consider alternate transportation.
Visiting with a stroller or wheelchair? Handy tips to make your Butterfly Garden and Insectarium experience more enjoyable!
Dining
Delicious treats in a unique insect-themed Café
Eat a bug! Exotic culinary creations from our bug chefs.
About
Audubon Buttefly Garden and Insectarium, located in the U.S. Custom House on Canal Street, encourages you to use all five senses as you explore North America’s largest museum devoted to insects and their relatives. You’ll discover why insects are the building blocks of all life on our planet and along the way, you’ll be shrunk to bug size; wander through a mysterious Louisiana swamp; join the active audience of an awards show for bugs, by bugs; and be captivated by thousands of butterflies in an Asian garden. Voted "A top museum for you and your kids” by CNN.com, 2009.
