Living Conservatory

Best for kids and learners to experience natural wonders. Get them to study up close and most of the exhibits are supported with details and information. Easily a day worth of trip for parents with their children. Best part is that it's open for free public visit. Only certain 3D shows need to be paid for and are reasonably priced too. There are specific labs and observatories that could be visited and get a chance to speak to the experts.

We visited in Jan and even tho the Living Conservatory was closed we can see thru the glass on the fourth floor in NC Museum of Natural Sciences. We could see the butterflies flying around and a sloth in the hammock

Wow. You could literally spend the entire day in there. We dis not expect 4 floors/2 buildings of exhibits. Favorite part were the Labs. Wow! Have never seen such a thing and was so cool to see the labs where they do actual research. The regular portion was jammed packed, it was a Saturday so it was expected. Was a little disappointed that the butterfly room was closed but look forward to going back soon.

**UPDATE** [This review is for the Natural Science Museum. The Living Conservatory was closed, due to COVID, when I visited there the 1st week of March 2022...] AWESOME Museum!! Had a lot of fun taking the self-guided tour of the exhibits. Very convenient if you have young ones, because you can keep your own pace... Felt very safe with the COVID-19 protocols - and the museum wasn't very crowded the day we visited.

Located inside the North Carolina museum of natural history. Basically a butterfly garden with a 3 toed sloth. Very knowledgeable staff. A fun outing great place for kids.