Address: 309 9th Street Pacific Grove, Ca. 93950
The Pacific Grove Butterfly House is a unique, hidden gem private residence and is a labor of love house created by the husband (owner) for his partially blind wife due to eye disease. It is located at Pacific Grove in Monterey County. The husband dedicated his time to painting his home with different colors and decorated it with butterflies and rabbits. The P.G. Butterfly house’s colorful paint and unique decorations are created to help his wife identify their house. Pacific Grove is nicknamed “Butterfly Town USA” due to the unique migration of butterflies.
It took us about a 2 hours drive and 114 miles from San Francisco to Pacific Grove Butterfly House via US-101 South, CA-156 West, and CA-1 South. The route was very easy and straightaway but can get traffic or congested especially on CA-156 due to two lanes only. The drive was very nice and relaxing seeing all the expensive, beautiful, and big houses on the way to the P.G. Butterfly House. We arrived at the Butterfly House on a Saturday at around 9:30 a.m. and we had to park uphill on the side of a narrow two-way residential street. No one was there as it was still early and we had to be respectful and take pictures only in the front of the house as the sides are chained up and not accessible. There were a lot of cameras installed around the house for safety. The house also has a section on the side of the house called the “butterfly brick road/ butterflies of hope memorial wall.” The walkway was painted yellow like the yellow brick road from the wizard of Oz. We saw all the butterflies affixed on the wall that were purchased in support of a nonprofit organization. The P.G. Butterfly House is about a few minutes away from the famous tourist destination Monterey Bay Aquarium. We only stayed for about 10-15 minutes as we have to visit some of the tourist spots around Monterey.
Overall, it was a very fun and memorable family experience, especially for my daughter. My daughter was in awe seeing the butterfly house with colorful, bright, whimsical, and cool butterfly and rabbit decorations. It’s a fun and safe experience for all ages to enjoy.
Tips: Don’t block or park on their driveway. Please be quiet, mindful, and respectful as it is a private residence. The location is close to lighthouse avenue. Please don’t touch the decorations or enter on the side of the house. You can purchase butterflies for a cost and the proceeds will go to a nonprofit organization that supports the blind and visually impaired.
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