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Museum
Idaho State Museum
Boise, ID
The Idaho State Museum provides an interactive experience exploring Idaho's unique landscapes and how they have shaped life in the state. Through exhibitions, artifacts, and educational programming, the museum helps visitors understand Idaho's history and the profound relationship between people and the land.
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Discovery Center of Idaho
Boise, ID
The Discovery Center of Idaho offers visitors new and exciting experiences year-round, including world-class exhibitions and programs with community experts. Guests can also engage with hands-on exhibitions built in the Micron Innovation Lab. This private nonprofit has been inspiring interest and learning in science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts since 1988.
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Golf Course
Shadow Valley Golf Course
Boise, ID
Shadow Valley Golf Course is nestled in the foothills north of Boise, Idaho, known for its picturesque setting. Built a quarter century ago, the course features a front nine with a dozen elevation changes, including the challenging par-3 Number 6 hole. Visitors can see rock formations, blooming flower beds, ponds, and a waterfall. The facility also offers golf lessons and instruction at its Golf Improvement Center with professionals Phillip King, Kevin Wolf, and Bronson Miller.
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Boise Art Museum
Boise, ID
The Boise Art Museum provides visual arts experiences that engage people and inspire learning. It features exceptional exhibitions, collections, and educational opportunities for visitors. The museum also offers special programs, including Studio Art Exploration and Family Art Saturday, where guests can make art together.
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Golf Course
Indian Lakes Golf Club
Boise, ID
Indian Lakes Golf Course is a scenic public course near Boise, designed to challenge golfers of all levels. It features long fairways, various water hazards, and tactically placed bunkers. The course offers well-maintained greens, naturally rolling terrain, and paths lined with trees, all set against mountain views.
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Watercraft Rentals & Sales
Idaho River Sports
Boise, ID Area
Offers on and off-site rentals for rafts, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards (SUPs), and other watercraft, and also functions as a surf shop.
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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
Boise, ID
The Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology offers visitors a chance to explore geologic and mining history. The museum provides field trips with local experts, school tours that include a museum visit and a hillside hike, and lectures on various topics. Guests can view exhibits and take a virtual tour, or shop for rocks, minerals, fossils, books, and jewelry in the gift shop.
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Zoo
Zoo Boise
Boise, ID
Zoo Boise is a facility in Boise, ID, focused on conservation, education, and recreation. It connects guests with animals to inspire community involvement in worldwide wildlife conservation. Visitors contribute to saving endangered species with every visit.
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Water Park
Boise City Natatorium
Boise, ID
The Natatorium is a facility featuring a pool, diving boards, and a wading pool for children aged six and under. Visitors can also enjoy a water slide with a splashdown pool, known as the Hydrotube. A concession stand is available, and the facility offers water polo for ages 16 and up, as well as an adult and child preschool open swim. Private pool rentals are also available.
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Golf Course
Pierce Park Greens
Boise, ID
Pierce Park Greens is a nine-hole, par-3 golf course in Boise, Idaho, and home to First Tee-Idaho. The facility features a practice range and a course that spans 900 yards. It operates as a walk-on facility, so visitors do not need tee times and can check in at the clubhouse. The course provides a welcoming environment for both beginner and experienced golfers.
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Surf Lessons / Wake Sports
Wake Escapes
Boise, ID Area
Offers wakesurfing and wakeboarding lessons on the water in Boise, aiming to provide rewarding learning experiences.
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Golf Course
Quail Hollow Golf Course
Boise, ID
Quail Hollow Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course nestled in the Boise Foothills. It features a full-length driving range, a chipping and putting green, and a full service pro shop. The course was awarded four stars by Golf Digest. Visitors can also find grab and go food items, refreshments, and six packs at The Nest at Quail Hollow.
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Go-Karts
Fast Lane Indoor Kart Racing
Boise, ID
Fast Lane Indoor Kart Racing in Boise, ID. indoor track with electric karts. Hours, reviews, and directions.
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Golf Course
Warm Springs Golf Course
Boise, ID
Warm Springs Golf Course is an 18-hole championship course located minutes from downtown Boise on the banks of the Boise River. Shaded by mature trees, it features spacious fairways, well-tended greens, numerous ponds, and scenic views of the Boise Foothills. This mature and spacious course offers a family golf experience in the Treasure Valley.
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Joseph Bown House
Boise, ID
Built in 1869 from locally quarried sandstone, this National Register house represents one of the finest dwellings in southwestern Idaho's early settlement period. Located on the Riverside Elementary School campus in Boise, it now serves as a living classroom where students experience frontier-era domestic life and the region's heritage.
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Food & Walking Tours
Indulge Boise Food Tours
Boise, ID Area
Offers culinary and cultural walking tours through Boise's iconic neighborhoods, sampling dishes from various local restaurants.
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World Center For Birds Of Prey
Boise, ID
The World Center for Birds of Prey allows visitors to experience raptors. It is associated with The Peregrine Fund, an organization focused on raptor conservation. The center also hosts various events.
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Old Idaho Penitentiary
Boise, ID
Built in 1870, the Old Idaho Penitentiary is one of only four territorial prisons open to the public and operated for 101 years documenting Boise's transition from frontier settlement to modern capital. Visitors explore the prison yard and cell houses through guided or self-guided tours, viewing historical spaces where significant events shaped the institution's legacy, with mostly accessible grounds suitable for all guests.
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Idaho Military History Museum
Boise, ID
The Idaho Military History Museum opened in 1995 to preserve, display, and interpret military history and artifacts tied to Idaho. Visitors can see photos and artifacts covering military history from the Philippine Insurrection through Operation Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom, including Gowen Field during World War II. Exhibits feature small arms, unit guidons, the Idaho Air and Army National Guard, Mountain Home Air Force Base, the US Marines, and the US Navy. An outdoor compound displays a collection of armored vehicles.
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Historical & Holiday Tours
Boise Trolley Tours
Boise, ID Area
Provides engaging and informative trolley tours showcasing Boise's history and unique neighborhoods, also available for private events.
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Guided Outdoor Adventures
Sawtooth Mountain Guides
Boise, ID Area
Specializes in guided climbing, hiking, backcountry skiing, and avalanche education in the Sawtooth Mountains near Boise.
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