Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Package
Foremost's Butterflies Are Blooming is Meijer Gardens' most popular annual exhibition and the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibit in the nation. From March 1-April 30, visitors can escape the Michigan winter and mingle with more than 6,000 tropical butterflies flying free in the 15,000-square-foot Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory.
The exhibition boasts more than 40 different species from the Far East, Africa and Central America. Each week hundreds of chrysalises arrive at Meijer Gardens and are painstakingly sorted, inspected, labeled and pinned in our sealed Butterfly Bungalow. The chrysalises are then placed in a special emergence area of the Bungalow where visitors can witness through a window their magical transformation into butterflies!
Once ready to be released into the Conservatory, the butterflies are placed on plants where they acclimate to the environment and gain strength before taking to the air. It's a wonderful place for photos and just one of the opportunities for visitors to observe the butterflies up-close and personal. Throughout the tropical environment, butterflies can be viewed drinking nectar from the flowering plants and feeding stations, lighting on the odd nose or shoulder, and congregating along the stream beds, as well as in flight all around.
During the exhibition, the Lena Meijer Children's Garden offers special activities. Additionally, interactive displays are featured throughout.
Our Butterflies are Blooming exhibition sponsor, Foremost Insurance Group, hosts a special butterfly website for families where visitors can learn about butterfly gardening, take a virtual tour of the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory, view photos from previous year's exhibits and do word games and puzzles.
Exhibit hours:
Monday, Wednesday-Sunday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-9pm
Offer includes:
Guest room accommodations in a standard room (complimentary upgrade to one bedroom suite if available)
Two tickets to the Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Value $24)
Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast
Use of the beautiful indoor pool, whirlpool, and on-site game room at the hotel
Rate:
$124 plus tax for a standard king room
$129 plus tax for a standard double queen room
Terms and Conditions
May not be booked for more than 99 nights
Must book 1 day in advance
Rate available all days
Guarantee required - Tax not included; gratuity included
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