Flit over to this Houston spot to gander at hundreds of butterflies -- no net required This is Houston’s best stop for butterfly watching Published: Updated: Tags: What: Take a stroll through a rain forest conservatory housing hundreds of beautiful butterflies. Where: The Cockrell Butterfly Center is located at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston Cost: Adults, $12; children 3-11, $10; children under 3, free. For more information:www.hmns.org Fun fact: 1) In Houston-born filmmaker Richard Linklater’s 2014 film Boyhood, Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) takes protagonist Mason Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) and his sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) on a fun-filled day trip highlighting several Houston attractions. Their first stop? Yup, you guessed it -- the Cockrell Butterfly Center. 2) When the Cockrell Butterfly Center opened in July 1994, it was one of only a few such centers in the country.