Butterflies & Bloom

The Chicago Botanic Garden debuts a new outdoor butterfly garden where guests can flutter around in the company of hundreds of tropical butterflies from around the world, and even watch the delicate creatures come to life in the pupa emergence room. The 2,800-square-foot enclosure features 2.5 million plants to serve as an oasis for the winged beauties, which include natives from South America, Asia, Africa and, of course, Illinois.