Spirogyra Butterfly Garden
Parks & Wildlife · San José & Central Valley · Butterfly garden visit
Small, shaded butterfly garden inside the city, with native species flying free in a netted forest garden, a pupae display, and a trail along the river corridor. A low-cost, easy stop close to downtown.
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8:30-15:30; Sat-Sun 8:30-14:30 or 15:30 (the site shows both)
- Ratings
- 4.6 on Google (1,129) · 4.3 on Tripadvisor (132)
Contact & directions
- Website: https://www.butterflygardencostarica.com/
- Phone: +506 2222 2937
- Location: 9.940055, -84.072881 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Barrio AmónLandmark · FreeThe coffee barons' old neighborhood: Victorian and Caribbean-style wooden mansions, tiled facades and big murals on the walls in between.
- Edificio MetálicoLandmark · FreeA school built entirely of iron plates, designed and made in Belgium and shipped over in pieces in the 1890s.
- Museo de Arte y Diseño ContemporáneoLandmarkA historic site in San José, Costa Rica.
- Feria Verde de AranjuezLocal shop · Free · hidden gemA Saturday-morning organic market where San José's foodies stock up: farm produce, bread, cheese, local coffee, natural cosmetics and live music.
- Parque Morazán and Templo de la MúsicaPark · FreeA shady downtown square a short walk from Barrio Amón, centered on the domed Templo de la Música bandstand.
- Parque Nacional and Monumento NacionalPark · FreeA leafy 1890s park whose centerpiece is the bronze Monumento Nacional, a dramatic sculpture group about Central America's 19th-century fight against filibusters.
Sources: https://www.butterflygardencostarica.com/