My father made his first trip to AZ a couple of weeks ago, so I jumped on the chance to visit the Desert Botanical Gardens. It was amazing! I have never seen so many different cacti or desert wild flowers. Everything was blooming and simply radiant.
The butterfly exhibit was definitely a favorite, not just because I am a girl, but because you were able to get so close. MY PICTURES ARE AMAZING!
If you are planning to make a trip, I would suggest going early. Starting in May I believe they open at 7am, and I would try to be there at 7am. This place is massive, and you're in the desert... so yeah.
I took well over 300 pictures in the few hours we were there. I will try to post some pictures here, but if you're interested in seeing more hit me up.
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