This is a great place to take the family to visit! Relive the old days of Dredge mining and get a…read moretour of the dredge. We have been there a number of times and its always interesting. Up the road from the Dredge is Custer, an old mining town with some great history and events during the year. And its just beautiful up there, take some time to hike around and enjoy the great Idaho Outdoors. Not far from Stanley Idaho, and along the Salmon River where you can find hot springs to soak in and lots of areas to camp.

I like to check out the historical museums any time I visit a new city to learn the history of said…read morecity. The Boise one was fascinating and covered everything from the geography of Idaho to the great fires to winter sports. Definitely worth your time.

This museum has a good mixture of exhibits that people of all ages and interests can appreciate. As…read moreI first walked in, I was greeted by John, a volunteer, who was almost giddy with excitement when he learned that this was my first visit. He then gave me a warm welcome, along with an orientation of the different levels of the museum and his recommendation on what order to take things in. There are regular exhibits as well as temporary ones that are on loan from other locations. The one that was on display when I visited was the Bob Hope exhibit. It was very well done and I enjoyed learning more about how he and his team of entertainers brought moments of joy to the soldiers. If you've got yourself a little time and want to learn more about Idaho, this is a good place to come and do just that. It's also entertaining for kids, since they have several hands-on exhibits and the lower level is geared toward the youngsters.

Cute museum! I really liked how they set up areas to show how it would have been then. I learned a…read morelot. It is small but informative.

Windows fast really wonderful, nostalgic museum. If you're coming through Haily and looking for…read moresomething fun to do you must visit this cute place.

Wonderful part of our trip to Salmon! It's quite a small building but lots of interesting pieces…read moreand the host on duty really knew his history even for a museum employee. Very relaxed without any rush from staff. A good chunk of our visit was spent just getting to know the host and a few other visitors we struck up talks with. A real gem of a place.

Visiting the museum was the highlight of our trip! We were lucky enough to have John give us a…read moretour, which turned out to be the most informative and interesting museum experience we have had. We learned so much, but I know we didnt even scratch the surface. I wish I could give this place more stars!

wow! stumbled in from the snow for Thursday gallery talk. learned so much about synasesthi. the…read moreworks are evocative, dynamic and challengin. run don't walk and get here

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Great place to start for a little tour and some history. Our guide was very informative and…read morepersonable making the experience all the more better. The gift shop is great and then a little something for everyone. Like stepping into a time capsule! Definitely check this place out if you're coming for a visit!

This was a wonderful stop in Idaho City. Every school should be planning a field trip to this small…read moretown with so much history of Idaho and the gold rush in it. Chetlene was so helpful and knowledgeable. I wish the state would fund more projects in Idaho City to preserve more of its history.

I went to Boise with friends, and pretty much did what the group wanted to do, because I had no…read moreclue what to do on my own. I had no expectations, well I wasn't really expecting much. I have to say I really enjoyed touring around here! I'm sure it's a lot more beautiful then when it was in operation. I loved reading the stories of the inmates, though a lot were sad stories. I spent a lot more time here than I was expecting to!

This was my first time ever visiting a penitentiary and it was one heck of an experience! As…read moretranquil, peaceful and even beautiful as it is, you can't help but feel eary and even emotional as you walk through the various cell blocks. It was built in the late 1800's and was operation through the 1970's! How wild is that?! I was even able to go inside of several solitary confinement rooms and have the door closed behind me. And the only light was a hole in the ceiling. According to the audio guide and plackards on the wall, some inmates were thrown in there for months at a time, some for even up to a year. The worst part was, they weren't even told beforehand how much time it would be. Even just for a few seconds, if felt pretty surreal hearing the door close. We spent several hours walking through the various cell block and yards, and probably an hour at least walking through the armory collection. The collection was quite vast and spanned by WW1 and WW2. All in all, for only $8, it's definitly a must-do when visiting Boise for the first time.