About Us

The May Museum is Colorado Springs’ premier bug museum! You name the bug and we’ve probably got it. We are located at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in-between Colorado Springs and Canon City. Our museum houses one of the largest private displays of tropical bugs in the world!
We have 7,000 Insects - ​That’s a lot of bugs!
We have everything from giant tropical insects and spiders to thousands of colorful butterflies and moths. Our museum is home to squishy beetles, gigantic spiders and deadly scorpions, all perfectly preserved. Families and school groups have been visiting our museum for decades. With this large of a collection, there’s a bug for everybody!

Location

710 Rock Creek Canyon Rd.  ​Colorado Springs, CO 80926

The Collection

With over 7,000 species of beautiful butterflies, moths, bizarre beetles, giant spiders, deadly scorpions and more! Known as the “Bug Museum” to many children and families around the area, the May Natural History Museum is a fun place for bug enthusiasts, scientists and anybody wanting to explore the creepy and crawly!

Herkimer - The World's Biggest Beetle

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The statue of Herkimer has been the trademark of the May Museum since 1952. He is a replica of the world’s largest beetle, Dynastes Hercules, which is native to the West Indies. The scale is one-foot equals ¼ inch. ​
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710 Rock Creek Canyon Rd
​Colorado Springs, CO 80926
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