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Open daily from May-Labor Day, The GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo strives to educate, engage and entertain guests! The garden features a tranquil waterfall and hundreds of exotic butterflies dancing from flower to flower. The Bug Zoo features a large, fascinating Honeybee Observation hive...See honey being made up close! The Tarantula Tree houses colorful and creepy tarantulas, while Beetle Boulder allows families to explore beetles, roaches, mantids and more! Before your tour ends, you'll meet amphibians of all shapes and sizes, including dart frogs, axolotls and "Squishy," our Iberian Rib Newt. Get up close to the Bug World with "Duke Elsner's Crawl Space"--A rotating collection of native bug species aimed at conservation and identification. We offer a small gift shop to take home a gift or special momento. Come early for Butterflies emerging, and inquire about holding a cool bug!Open daily from May-Labor Day, The GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo strives to educate, engage and entertain guests! The garden features a tranquil waterfall and hundreds of exotic butterflies dancing from flower to flower. The Bug Zoo features a large, fascinating Honeybee Observation hive...See honey being made up close! The Tarantula Tree houses colorful and creepy tarantulas, while Beetle Boulder allows families to explore beetles, roaches, mantids and more! Before your tour ends, you'll meet amphibians of all shapes and sizes, including dart frogs, axolotls and "Squishy," our Iberian Rib Newt. Get up close to the Bug World with "Duke Elsner's Crawl Space"--A rotating collection of native bug species aimed at conservation and identification. We offer a small gift shop to take home a gift or special momento. Come early for Butterflies emerging, and inquire about holding a cool bug!