Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park

"Fair Park public garden teaches nature conservation with events & exhibits like the butterfly house."

Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park is a Dallas wedding venue set within a 7.5-acre organically maintained public garden, offering weddings and corporate events alongside its butterfly house, gardens, and nature exhibits. The venue is known for its two-story Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium, native plant gardens, and the option for butterfly releases, with weddings hosted among tropical plants, ponds, fountains, and historic Fair Park grounds. The garden facility traces its history to 1936, when the Hall of Horticulture was built for the Texas Centennial Exposition, and the organization is the first public garden in Texas certified 100% organic. Located in Dallas' historic Fair Park. Visitors highlight the two-story butterfly garden, the variety of tropical plants, and the knowledgeable staff, with one reviewer noting staff were helpful and patient in teaching guests about the butterflies.