Butterflies only emerge from their cocoons after covering up their caterpillar exteriors, just as teenagers only emerge from their rooms after covering up their multiple butterfly nose rings. Gaze at butterflies your parents will approve of with this Groupon.

$6 for Butterflies and Birds! Exhibit Visit ($12.50 Value)

The Long Island Exhibition Center's Butterflies and Birds! exhibit showcases a colorful company of lepidopterans hailing from such far-flung regions as East Africa and Southeast Asia. Wander across stone walkways and up spiral staircases laced in winding vines to catch glimpses of colorful winged creatures, some of whom may even chance a brief landing on a shoulder or a hat shaped like a 24-hour nectar diner. Besides insects, the exhibit also grants close encounters with parrots in the aviary. Covering almost 5,000 square feet, the tropical garden fills the air with the heady scent of exotic flowers and leafy trees as visitors learn about the natural world through hands-on experiences.