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A visit to The Strong museum is not complete without a stop in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden<\/em>, the only year-round indoor butterfly garden in upstate New York.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Enter the lush rain forest environment and walk among hundreds of brilliantly colored, free-flying tropical and native butterflies that flutter about\u2014and may even land on you! Be sure to visit the chrysalis case and see emerging butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A paved path leads guests through tropical foliage, a turtle pond, and a cascading waterfall. Take a peek at the garden\u2019s resident panther chameleon, and watch its colorful scales change color as it adapts to the environment. Look closely and you will also notice several four-footed and fine-feathered friends, including families of Button Quail. Check out Live Collections FAQs<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Entry to Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden<\/em> is by ticket only. You cannot visit the butterfly garden without also having a regular museum admission ticket or museum membership. The butterfly population is funded in perpetuity through the generous support of Louise Woerner and Don Kollmorgen. The plants in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden<\/em> were made possible by Allyn\u2019s Creek Garden Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butterfly Garden Ticket Prices<\/strong> (Additional museum admission is required.)
Age 2 and older: $6 ($5 members)
Under age 2: Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hours<\/th>Opens<\/th>Last Entry<\/th><\/tr>
Monday\u2013Thursday<\/td>11 a.m.<\/td>4 p.m.<\/td>
Friday<\/td>11 a.m.<\/td>7 p.m.<\/td>
Saturday<\/td>10 a.m.<\/td>7 p.m.<\/td>
Sunday<\/td>10 a.m.<\/td>4 p.m.<\/td> <\/table>\n
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General Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Member Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden<\/em> is a tropical environment with temperature, humidity, and surface moisture normally associated with such a setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden<\/em> social story<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A visit to The Strong museum is not complete without a stop in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, the only year-round indoor butterfly garden in upstate New York.
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