About the Business
Texas Discovery Gardens is a 7.5 acre organic garden offering native and adapted plants. Our mission is to provide educational experiences that encourage the exploration of natural ecosystems and eco-friendly methods.
Our two-story Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House & Insectarium gives visitors a glimpse into a tropical rainforest, complete with hundreds of butterflies. There's also our Natural Playscape for kids and the Snakes of Texas exhibit, where you can see native snakes up close. With something for everyone, come explore and learn with us at Texas Discovery Gardens!
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- Opened as the Hall of Horticulture for the Texas Centennial Exposition, the 7.5-acre campus includes the first public conservatory built in the Southwestern United States. Chartered in 1941 as a non-profit organization, Texas Discovery Gardens is the second oldest botanical institution in Texas, and the first in Dallas to offer botanical education programs for children. In 2003, Texas Discovery Gardens was certified as the first 100% organic public garden in the state. The Gardens include the remodeled Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium, a year-round tropical butterfly immersion exhibit.
- (214) 428-7476
- 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210
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