While we appreciate organic fertilizer, we don't want that kind of fertilizer in the gardens! Please leave Fido at home. Service Dogs are always welcome.

Please do! We encourage photography both indoors and outdoors as long as you are not taking photos for commercial purposes. Professional photographers (i.e. if you're selling your photos or plan to) please see our Photography Policy.

If you are taking photos that could include others that are not in your party, please advise them accordingly and ask permission.

We have picnic tables in various locations throughout the gardens and welcome you to bring a picnic to enjoy on our lawns. Food or drink is not allowed inside the Butterfly House. Catering restrictions apply for rentals. A picnic is family members/individuals picnicking. For birthday parties and other events, please visit our birthday parties page.

Texas Discovery Gardens has small packaged snacks available in the gift shop and drink machines in the front lobby.

Yes! Email [email protected] for questions or find more details here.

We maintain several hundred butterflies in the exhibit. Depending on shipments, this number varies.

• For insect questions, call our Entomologist, John Watts at (214) 428-7476 x 220.
• For plant questions, contact Gardens Manager Kerry Gray-Harrison at (214) 428-7476 x 210.
• We also recommend calling the Dallas County Master Gardeners Hotline at (214) 904-3053 regarding plants.

The butterflies in our indoor butterfly house are exotic and come from all over the world. They are not suited to be released into an outdoor environment locally and in fact it is illegal under FDA regulation. Enjoy releasing them in our butterfly house.

Call our friends at DFW Wildlife Rescue at 972.234.9453.

Contact Ryan Giesecke at Honey Bee Relocation Services. 214.577.9562

Dallas County Lepidopterist Society is free to join.

It’s the last Friday in September through the third Sunday in October every year. Don’t forget that TDG free parking is not available and State Fair admission applies if you want to visit Texas Discovery Gardens during the Fair.

As a TDG Member you can utilize the State Fair tickets TDG provides for admission to the State Fair pursuant to the rules.

By Car:

From the West on I-30 take the Second Ave/Fair Park exit, keep to the right at the Y, Second Ave turns into Robert B Cullum Blvd, cross the railroad tracks and the next light is Gate 5/Grand Ave, continue on to Gate 6/Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and make a left into Fair Park, after the gate make an immediate right turn onto Second Ave and then another immediate right into the TDG parking lot.

If coming from I-45 or 75/Central Expressway, exit to I-30 East and follow the directions preceding.

If coming from I-30 Westbound, exit at First Ave and follow the Fair Park signs, you will end up on Robert B Cullum and follow the preceding directions

After you park, cross the street and take the sidewalk to our front door. At times there are other events taking place at Fair Park that do charge for parking, just tell the attendant that you are going to Texas Discovery Gardens, and they will waive the charge.

By Train/DART:

From any line on the DART system, take a train to connect with the GREEN Line Train. You can get off at the Fair Park Station (A little longer walk from TDG) or the MLK Station (1 block from Gate 6).