Last weekend Megan and I traveled to a butterfly conservatory called Magic Wings near Deerfield, MA. It was a pretty fun experience. People were giggling like four years olds as butterflies and moths flew into their face/eyes/ears/nostrils and suckled the sweet nectar of nearby sugary fluid-soaked sponges. The bright blue ones ("Blue Morphos") were very interested in my green tshirt. Also present were quails, parrots and a few lizards. The place definitely had a weird faerie vibe, but i guess that's the point. It was a random day trip but was worth the hour or so drive. Other offbeat attractions of note are "Dr. Spooky's Animal Museum" (weird halloween themed stuffed animal gallery) and about three hundred "fossil emporiums". Also the home of the Yankee Candle.