As I wrote in a previous blog post, I am relying on my daughter’s photos to help me write about a long weekend we took to DC. I decided with this one that I should also have her help me write up her own review of the butterfly exhibit titled Butterflies & Plants: Partners in Evolution.
She said that honestly what she remembers most is that is was VERY hot and humid in there and we were really bundled up because of the extremely cold weather going on outside. She really enjoyed that the butterflies would come right up and land on you, so that you could really get a close look at them. She also liked that butterflies hold still long enough that you can take good pictures of them. When we were there we were also fortunate enough to be able to watch a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis and fly away.
Unlike the rest of the Natural History Museum, the exhibit is ticketed. Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for children 2-12. Tuesdays the exhibit is free, but you do need to pick timed-entry tickets.
Here’s a few of her photos-
