Museum
Audubon Insectarium
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The Audubon Insectarium is a museum dedicated entirely to insects, located near the French Quarter in New Orleans. Visitors can explore live exhibits featuring ants, beetles, and butterflies, as well as interactive displays that reveal the fascinating world of bugs. The museum's highlight is a butterfly garden where you can walk among free-flying butterflies. It offers a family-friendly experience that blends education with entertainment, making it a distinctive attraction for both kids and adults.
Don't miss
- Walk through the butterfly garden with hundreds of free-flying butterflies
- Watch live leafcutter ants in their massive colony
- Touch and hold insects at the interactive bug petting zoo
Tickets & tours
Ways to visit Audubon Insectarium
You can visit Audubon Insectarium on your own. A guide mainly adds context, what you are looking at and why it matters, and a tour can add transport or combine nearby sights into one day.
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