Sertoma Butterfly House and Marine Cove, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Come here and you will not want to say goodbye

As you view the wonderful world of the butterfly

The Sertoma Butterfly House first opened in 2002. 

The Marine Cove expansion was added in 2011.

The Stingray Touch Pool was added in 2012.

The Pacific Tidal Touch Tank was added in 2014.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

We are open year-round; Monday – Saturday 10-5, Sunday 11-5 (closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

We receive at least one shipment per week of about 300 chrysalides from tropical butterfly farms around the world.

We try to keep 800-1,000 butterflies in the Butterfly Room at all times.

Every morning we check the Emergence Window and release any butterflies that have emerged from their chrysalis into the Butterfly Room.

We have Button Quail in the Butterfly Room in order to help keep the ant population down.

We have conservation partnerships with Save Our Monarchs and The Coral Restoration Foundation.

We thrive because of our volunteers. We have about 100 active volunteers that help guests properly touch all of our animals while educating them about butterflies and marine life.

Each year we apply for a grant that provides free school field trips for K-5^th graders.

For more information, visit: http://www.sertomabutterflyhouseandmarinecove.org/