Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 2025 Butterfly House & Pollinator Path

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster announces the 2025 Butterfly House & Pollinator Path season Sunday, June 1st through Sunday, August 31, 2025, 10:15am – 2:25pm. Closes at noon on Saturdays & Sundays. Butterflies are among the most beautiful insects in the world. Our Butterfly House will give visitors the chance to see and experience butterflies up close. Butterflies, as well as other pollinators, are not only fun to watch, but they serve a critical purpose pollinating over 75% of the world’s flowering plants. As you approach the Butterfly House you will walk through the Pollinator Path filled with multi-colored blooming plants such as Orange Butterfly Weed (providing a place for butterflies to lay their eggs), Yarrow, Purple Coneflower and many more varieties that attract our pollinators and provide them with nectar. Once inside, you will be able to watch caterpillars go through the different stages of their life cycle. You may even be there when a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis to join the others in flight! NEW THIS YEAR: You can sign up ONLINE at CCMNH.org to visit or feed the butterflies! The Butterfly House is a pre-paid add on. You must pay Admission to the Museum at the door. Visit the Butterfly House for $6 per person, 10:15am-2:25. Feed the butterflies for $10 per person at 10:55am or 1:40pm. Ages 6+ Guests will be able to feed a butterfly by holding a small sponge brush with juice on it and watch the butterfly up close as it drinks from the sponge. 8 spaces available per time slot, including babies in arms (Free Admission, but must be counted) RESERVATIONS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Walk-ins accepted based on availability. We are grateful to The Simon Foundation, Crocker Nurseries, and our volunteers and staff involved in making this possible.