Butterflies! is closed for the season. Visit again in 2025!

Discover some of nature's most colorful creatures - butterflies! Observe as these species native to North America fly around the pond, up into the sky, land on some flowers, and possibly land on you! *May be weather dependent.

TICKETS 
Adults: $4.00 ($2.00 for members)
Seniors 65 & Over: $3.50 ($1.75 for members)
Children 3 to 11: $3.00 ($1.50 for members)

 

Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) SAFE North American Monarch Program 

The migratory populations of monarch butterflies have experienced dramatic declines over recent decades. Eastern overwintering populations have decreased by approximately 80% and western populations have decreased by over 90%. 

Brookfield Zoo Chicago participates in the AZA SAFE North American Monarch Program to help identify survival threats, support recovery, and offer you opportunities to learn more about at-risk species. 
 

Threats 

• • Habitat loss and degradation (including breeding, nectaring, migratory and overwintering habitats) 

• • Pesticides 

• • Climate change 

How We Care 

• • Brookfield Zoo Chicago cares for monarchs in the seasonal Butterflies! habitat. 

• • Through Partnership for Pollinators, the Zoo works with partners like the Illinois Monarch Project to: 

•     • Show the connection pollinators have to human culture and food security. 

•     • Inspire active engagement in pollinator conservation. 

•     • Hold an annual Partnership for Pollinators Celebration to raise awareness!