The Butterfly Place

Even though New Hampshire doesn’t have a number of venues dedicated to butterfly watching, there are outdoor butterfly gardens that are close by and allow for wonderful day trips to see these colorful fliers. Located just ten miles across the border from Nashua in eastern NH, The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA offers an indoor butterfly garden that features free-flying butterflies in an enclosed environment, and a path where visitors may wander among them. The Butterfly Place also has an observation area where visitors find the stages of a butterfly’s life in progress, with eggs, caterpillars, and cocoons on display. The family-operated business opened on February 14 and closes on October 31. Cost is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for children under 13.

Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens