Fifty Scale Miles Of Tiny Track Fill Every Corner At This Idaho Model Railroad Club
Somewhere inside a miniature Idaho landscape, a tiny Bigfoot is hiding, and kids are hunting for him. He’s…
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7 Idaho Sand Dunes, Lava Fields And Craters That Look Nothing Like The Rest Of The State
In 1969, NASA astronauts came to Idaho to practice for the moon. Not a lab. Not a movie…
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8 Idaho Spots Where Cooks Make Fresh Pupusas The Way They Do Back In El Salvador
One Idaho pupuseria sits inside an old creamery building, and its full name ends with the words Fine…
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Ranked Among America’s Best State Parks, This Idaho Lake Gives Campers Glassy Water And Cedar Groves
A film pioneer once built a movie studio on the shore of this lake. That was 1921, and…
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Idaho Falls Spills Across A Wide Lava Rock Ledge Right Beside A Downtown Greenbelt Path
A whole waterfall roars across black lava rock, and the best seat is a park bench a few…
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Thousands Of Rare Books And Old Maps Stack Floor To Ceiling In This Moscow Idaho Bookshop
The name of this Idaho bookstore comes straight from the pages of Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury fans already…
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Basque Croquetas And Lamb Stew Come From Family Recipes At This Boise Block Restaurant
Croquetas are the most talked-about thing on the menu at this tiny Basque pub. Not the lamb, not…
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Over 1,000 Animals From Six Continents Live At This Boise Zoo Inside A City Park
A runaway circus monkey found near Mountain Home helped start one of the oldest attractions in Idaho. That…
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A Famous Movie Was Filmed All Over This Idaho Town, And Its Real Locations Are Still Standing
A small red brick farmhouse down a dirt road has its own little icon on Google Maps. It…
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This Idaho Grocery Gets Fresh Seafood Shipped In From California Every Friday, Plus Snacks From Japan
On Friday mornings, one small Boise-area grocery opens its doors at 6 AM. That early start lines up…
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Wallace Idaho Put Every Downtown Building On The National Register To Stop A Freeway
The last stoplight on Interstate 90 once blinked over a tiny mining town, and when it finally went…
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This Idaho Roadside Cafe Serves Homemade Scones And Pie Worth Planning A Road Trip Stop Around
Breakfast here starts at 5 a.m., every single day of the week. The coffee is on before most…
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This Idaho Fabric Store Has So Many Batiks, Notions, And Classes That Quilters Make A Monthly Trip From Boise
Quilters are driving out of Boise once a month just to sit, sew, and get help with their…
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Rockhounds Hunt Blue Agate And Petrified Wood Along This Idaho Reservoir Shoreline When Water Drops In Fall
Two rivers, the Snake and the Bruneau, pour into one long desert lake in southwest Idaho. Owyhee County…
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When This Idaho Town Ranked Among America’s Best Small Places To Live, Longtime Residents Felt The Change
A small copy of the Statue of Liberty stands near a sandy beach in North Idaho. She keeps…
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Amethyst Crystals Line The Pockets Of Geodes That Rockhounds Crack Open In Idaho’s Backcountry
The rare star garnet, Idaho’s official state gem, turns up in just two places on the planet: Idaho…
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8 Idaho Hot Springs Where You Soak While Snow Piles Up On The Rocks Around You
One Idaho hot spring has a pool with a soft white sand bottom, hauled in from Emmett. You…
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8 Idaho Mazes And Pumpkin Patches Families Wander Before Halloween Arrives
Pigs race at one of these farms. Real pigs, on a real track, while families cheer them toward…
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This Nonprofit Idaho Ski Hill Above Boise Has Kept Its Lifts Running For Local Families Since The 1940s
The road to this ski area packs 172 turns into about 16 miles. That alone tells you the…
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Visitors Take A Spooky House Tour, Then Walk Through This Haunted Idaho Hospital
An attic in eastern Idaho sat sealed off for decades, and the writing left on its walls by…
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6 Idaho Rock Art Sites Where Ancient Petroglyphs Still Mark The Canyon Walls
One basalt boulder near the Snake River may hold a carved map of the river valley itself. Some…
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Families Follow Little Birdhouses With Sayings Along This Easy Idaho Nature Trail By The Snake River
Hundreds of little birdhouses sit on posts along one riverside path, and each one comes with its own…
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This Laid-Back Idaho Grill Mixes Mediterranean Classics With Local Favorite Fry Sauce
Fries with fry sauce sit right next to dolma and baba ganoush on the same tray here. That…
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Huckleberry Season Is The Time To Visit This Lodge And General Store In Elk River, Idaho
Somebody once took huckleberry soft serve, jammed a slice of huckleberry pie straight down the middle, and topped…
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The Short Walk To This Idaho Waterfall Winds Through A Canyon And Ends At A Swimming Hole
A 60-foot waterfall pours into a cold swimming hole at the end of a walk that’s only about…
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Fewer Than 20 People Still Live In This Idaho Mining Town At The End Of A Long Dirt Road
A town of a few dozen people sits deep in the Idaho backcountry, and the pavement quits long…
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Mangonadas, Paletas, And Elotes Fill The Cases At This Mexican Ice Cream Palace In Idaho
Somewhere in eastern Idaho, a mango treat comes with a straw coated in chili-lime seasoning. That straw isn’t…
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The Idaho State Park Where You Wake Up In A Lakeside Cabin And Breathe In Vanilla-Scented Ponderosa Pines
The bark on these Idaho trees smells like vanilla. Some folks even catch a hint of butterscotch when…
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The Sandy Idaho Lake Beach Where Turquoise Water Comes With Fewer Crowds Than The North Side
The water here gets its electric blue color from tiny bits of limestone floating in the lake. They…
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Japanese Groceries Like Fresh Mochi And Miso Fill The Aisles At This Small Idaho Market
A man lived in his hometown for 26 years and assumed this grocery store was just a U-Haul…
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Nine Miles Of Former Railroad Grade Become A Paved Idaho Trail Through Wheat Fields
Trains once hauled freight across this route, and now the loudest traffic might be a quail darting out…
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This Idaho Market Keeps Eastern European Flavors Alive With Polish Sausage, Herring And Fresh-Baked Bread
The fresh bread at one Idaho grocery store is produced in Germany and imported straight from Europe. That…
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Cobblestone Walls From 1890 Still Hold Up The Old Idaho Courthouse Where Trials Once Packed The Gallery
A whole barn full of horse-drawn stagecoaches sits behind a small museum in one of the tiniest county…
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Fresh Pierogi And Smoked Kielbasa Fill The Cases At This Eastern European Market In Idaho
Spicy, vinegary carrot salad gets made in-house just steps from a counter loaded with kielbasa, sausages, and cheese….
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6 Idaho Farms That Sell Beef Cut From Cattle Raised In Their Own Pastures
One Idaho ranch grazes its cattle in a valley near Boise, then trucks them north to finish on…
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Golfers Ride A Boat Out To The Floating Green At This Idaho Lake Resort
One green on this Idaho golf course floats in a lake, and golfers ride a boat to putt…
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Huckleberry Milkshakes Draw Drivers Off The Highway To This Small Idaho Roadside Burger Stand
A tiny roadside burger stand on a lonely Idaho highway serves a peach-raspberry shake and a huckleberry shake….
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8 Idaho Spots Where Even Lifelong Residents Have Never Stood At The Trailhead
A World War II era bomber still rests in the Idaho backcountry, and you can hike right past…
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A Single Idaho Highway Follows Two Wild Rivers For Nearly 100 Miles Without A Town
Nearly 100 miles of paved highway in Idaho pass without a single town along the way. No stoplights,…
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9 Huge Idaho Flea Markets, Antique Malls, And Swap Meets Where One Visit Fills A Whole Saturday
Pocatello’s oldest building now holds three floors of antiques, clothes, toys, and trading cards. That fact alone sold…
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Diana Korean Market In Boise Stocks Korean Groceries Like Kimchi And Noodles
Homemade kimchi comes in several sizes here, from a small taste to a container for serious fans. That…
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At Pocatello’s Bannock County Historical Complex, A Rebuilt Fort Hall Recalls Idaho’s Fur Trade And Oregon Trail Days
A full-size log fort, built from Hudson’s Bay Company floor plans, stands a short stroll from a zoo…
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Where Bison Once Roamed, This Idaho Scenic Byway Climbs 8,700 Feet Over A Mountain Pass
Two sets of binoculars sit near the top of an Idaho mountain pass at roughly 8,700 feet. They…
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Waking Up Beside A Sawtooth Mountain Lake Starts Just Steps From Your Picnic Table At This Small Idaho Campground
Twenty feet. That’s roughly the walk from certain picnic tables to the shoreline at one tiny Idaho campground…
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Only About 300 People Live In This Idaho Panhandle Town Where A Lake Steamer Once Docked At Main Street
A steamboat once named after this little town pulled right up to it. The stern-wheeler carried the town’s…
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Snakes Leave Idaho Trails For Their Dens As October Nights Turn Cold
Hundreds of snakes can pile into a single rocky den for winter, and October is when they start…
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Idaho Readers Swear By Finger Steaks, And These 8 Small-Town Diners Still Fry Them Fresh
Strips of beef, dunked in batter and fried like chicken, are a menu staple across Idaho. Travel a…
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Halloween Legends Follow Visitors Through This Abandoned Idaho Mining Town After Dark
Two stone beehive kilns sit beside a narrow canyon road in central Idaho, and they were built to…
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Old Gas Station Signs And Car Memorabilia Cover The Walls Of This Idaho Café Built Inside A Former Service Station
The biscuits and gravy here go by the name lug nuts. That tells you a lot about this…
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Moose Wander Through Idaho Willow Bottoms This Month, So Give Them A Wide Berth On The Trail
More people get hurt by moose each year than by bears. That fact surprised me, and it should…
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Spongy Injera Comes Rolled Beside Spiced Lentils At This Family-Run Ethiopian Kitchen In Idaho
The bread here is the fork. It arrives as soft, rolled injera made from fermented teff, and you…
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9 Idaho Fire Lookouts You Drive Or Hike To Before Snow Closes The Forest Roads
A few Idaho fire lookouts still come with a bed, a woodstove, and a reservation system. You can…
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Opal Fire Glows Inside Plain Rock At This Idaho Mine Where You Dig Your Own Finds
Somewhere in eastern Idaho, there’s a pile of mine tailings behind a cafe, and people dig through it…
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Every Fall Sandhill Cranes Gather By The Thousands In The Fields Of This Idaho Valley
Up to 3,000 sandhill cranes can fill one Idaho basin at the same time each fall. Some of…
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This Idaho Hot Spring Has Bubbled At The Same Temperature For Over 100 Years Beside A Highway Pullout
Hot mineral water rises from the ground here without the rotten-egg smell most people expect from a hot…
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A Full Pound Of Beef Goes Into The Giant Burger At This Burger Joint Off Idaho’s US-20
One pound of beef. That’s the starting point for the signature cheeseburger at a burger stop on eastern…
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A Full Pound Of Beef Goes Into The Giant Burger At This Idaho Burger Joint
One burger on this menu carries a full pound of beef. Another one stacks two of those patties,…
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Built By Hand In The 1850s, Idaho’s Oldest Building Still Draws The Faithful To Its Hilltop
Its ceiling got that soft blue color from huckleberry juice. That one detail made me stop scrolling, and…
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Shoshone Falls Near Twin Falls, Idaho, Drops Farther Than Niagara, And Canyon Rim Overlooks Face It Head-On
A waterfall in southern Idaho drops 212 feet, which beats Niagara Falls by roughly 45 feet. That fact…
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Basque Chorizo Gets Made In House At This Idaho Market That Still Ships It Out
Twice a week, a cook fires up a paella pan big enough to feed a crowd, right out…
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Fewer Than 100 People Live In This Idaho Mining Town Where A 1930s Dredge Still Sits In The Pond
A gold-digging machine the size of a building still sits in its own pond in the Idaho mountains….
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6 Idaho Trails Where Wooden Footbridges Carry You Over Creeks On A Fall Afternoon
One trail in eastern Idaho packs nine small bridges into a single creekside walk. Nine. That’s a lot…
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Vacuums From The 1800s Fill An Entire Idaho Museum Built Around The History Of Cleaning
Somewhere in Idaho sits a carpet sweeper patented in 1860, and it’s believed to be the only one…
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Reaching This Old Idaho Homestead Ranch Takes A Jet Boat Ride Up The Deepest Gorge In North America
A flush toilet waits at the bottom of North America’s deepest river gorge. It sits beside a green…
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Bargain Hunters Leave This Enormous Idaho Flea Market With A Packed Trunk For About $40
A jar of local honey, a pretty bracelet, a handmade purse, and a set of 1940s-era tools can…
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Old Mining Storefronts Still Line The Streets Of This Historic Idaho Town Each Fall
A manhole cover on one Idaho main street officially marks the center of the universe. A mayor declared…
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Pantera Market #2 In Nampa Is A Mexican Grocery Store Stocking Produce And Spices Rarely Found In Idaho Chain Groceries
One small Idaho market bakes conchas daily, runs a butcher counter with house-made marinades, and slings trompo tacos…
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9 Idaho Railroad Depots Still Standing Long After The Last Train Left
One Idaho train depot was built with bricks meant for a hotel in Tacoma, Washington. Decades later, crews…
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Pretzels Come Out Warm And Huge At This Idaho German Restaurant In A Quaint Mountain Town
An extra-large Bavarian pretzel lands on the table with three dipping sauces, including a rosemary dip and a…
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An Idaho Train Shop Fills Its Shelves With Thousands Of HO And N Scale Cars
One of the strongest N scale selections in the Treasure Valley hides in the back corner of a…
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Quilters Lose Hours Inside This Idaho Quilt Shop Where Sample Quilts Cover Every Wall
Every finished quilt on these walls wears a little number tag. Circle that number on your clipboard, and…
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More Fossil Horses Turned Up In This Idaho Hillside Than Anywhere Else On Earth
More than 200 ancient horses came out of one quarry in a single bluff. That’s not a herd…
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Elk Herds Bugle Across Open Meadows In Idaho Right Now, And Drivers Need To Give Them Room
A bull elk can weigh up to 700 pounds, and right now he’s using his voice like a…
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Idaho Has A Massive Playground Of Sand Dunes That Feels Like Another Planet
Giant sand bowls big enough to swallow a side-by-side sit just a short drive from potato fields in…
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Your Feet Sink Into Salt In This Peaceful Idaho Room Built For Doing Nothing
The floor is pink Himalayan salt, and you’re allowed to bury your toes in it. Kids dig through…
