Seven Generations Of Pioneer Tools Fill The Rooms Of This Restored Idaho Stagecoach Stop
Oregon Trail wagons, Salt Lake-to-Boise stagecoaches, and a hardworking ranch family all stopped beside the same little creek….
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Visiting The Historic Idaho Hotel In The Ghost Town Of Silver City, Idaho
A whole wing of this hotel was taken apart in 1866 and hauled to a new town. Then…
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This Idaho Mall Zoo Lets Visitors Hand-Feed A Porcupine And Touch Tortoise Shells
A porcupine named Willow signs off on the zoo’s online replies. That alone tells you the vibe of…
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This 1.8-Mile Idaho Trail Drops You Into Lava Caves, Layered Lava And Tubes Below The Surface
An 800-foot lava tube sits at the end of a flat, paved walk, and sunlight pours through holes…
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Why Migratory Birds By The Hundreds Stop At These 8 Idaho Wetlands
One of Idaho’s best-known bird lakes isn’t really a lake at all. It’s actually a giant hardstem bulrush…
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Meet The Giant Clydesdales At Parnellranch In Sandpoint, Idaho
A stallion imported from Scotland once inspired a rancher to write a whole children’s book about him. That…
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This Idaho Fabric Shop Is Stacked With Quilting Cottons And Turns A Quick Stop Into A Long Browse
A fabric shop on a rural Idaho road holds enough quilting cotton to make a planned five-minute stop…
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This Idaho Canyon Trail Follows A Crystal-Clear Spring River Past A Waterfall To A Cold Swimming Hole
The water bursting from this canyon wall spent roughly 200 years underground before it ever saw daylight. It…
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After More Than 70 Years This Idaho Roller Rink Still Spins Skaters Under A Wooden Ceiling
The skating floor at one Idaho rink used to be the floor of an old school. Somebody pulled…
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9 Idaho Antique Shops Worth A Holiday Gift Drive Before Thanksgiving Weekend
One Idaho antique mall sells Wilton cake supplies right next to its estate finds. I love that. You…
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From Lava Fields To Fossil Beds, 9 Idaho National Landmarks Spread Across One State
Apollo astronauts once studied volcanic rock in southern Idaho before heading to the moon. NASA sent them to…
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Fresh Tortillas Come Off The Press All Day At This Family-Run Idaho Mexican Market
Warm refried beans show up at this table before anyone even asks. They arrive with salsa and chips,…
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We Ranked The 9 Best Old-School Chinese Restaurants In Idaho Where Regulars Still Order The Classics
Pork and seeds is a dish most of America has never heard of. Yet it keeps turning up…
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9 Idaho Detours Along Highway 95 That Turn A Long Drive Into A Full Day Out
A national wildlife refuge in the far north of Idaho keeps spotting scopes by its restrooms. You can…
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This Idaho Asian Market Stocks Live Crab, Fresh Seafood, Hot Prepared Food And Snacks From Across Asia
Live Dungeness crab is sitting in a tank in Idaho right now. So are blue crabs, crawfish, lobsters,…
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9 Idaho Old Railroad Depots That Still Stand As Museums Along Forgotten Tracks
One old Idaho depot was picked up and moved so an interstate could squeeze past it. Another anchors…
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Why Thousands Of Visitors Climb This 470-Foot Idaho Sand Dune Rising From The Desert
A single pile of sand in southern Idaho stands about 470 feet tall, and it refuses to wander…
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This Idaho Panhandle Forge Teaches Total Beginners To Hammer Out Their Own Knife
A railroad spike walks in. A steak knife walks out. That’s the kind of before-and-after story coming out…
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9 Idaho River Walks And Lakeside Walks Families Stroll Without Climbing A Single Hill
One of the longest floating boardwalks in the world rests right on a lake in Idaho. Nobody climbs…
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Tubbs Hill In Coeur D’alene Offers Free Lakeside Trails For Family Walks
A homesteader named Tony Tubbs claimed this rocky hill in 1884, and it proved too rugged to build…
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9 Idaho Fire Lookouts You Drive Or Hike To For A View Across The Mountains
In 1934, crews built a tower on a remote north Idaho peak just to watch for sparks thrown…
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Two Rivers And One Basque Block Make This Idaho Neighborhood A Food Lover’s Walk
A paella pan roughly three feet across sometimes steams on a downtown sidewalk here. The smell alone could…
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Visitors Hike Past Pioneer Tracks Pressed Into Rock At This Idaho Spot Near The Snake River
Wagon wheels cut grooves into this patch of Idaho high desert, and you can still follow them on…
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11 Idaho Mountain Towns That Turn Into Snowy Christmas Wonderlands Every December
In one Idaho town, Santa doesn’t wait at a mall. He waits at the top of a mountain,…
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6 Idaho Winter Sleigh Rides That Feel Like Something Straight Out Of A Christmas Movie
In one Idaho valley, wild elk walk right up to a horse-drawn sleigh to munch on hay. Not…
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This Idaho Cuban Kitchen Fries Up Vaca Frita, Tostones And Coconut Flan Far From The Island
Shredded beef gets grilled with onions and garlic until it turns crispy, then lands next to fried green…
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6 Idaho Spots Where Families Pan Or Dig For Real Gold, Opals, Garnets And Agates On Their Own
Idaho’s state gem, the star garnet, turns up in real quantities in only two places on Earth. One…
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More Than 30 Rescued Cats Roam Free Inside This Cage-Free Idaho Sanctuary Open To Visitors
Thirteen open rooms. Zero cages. More than a hundred cats and kittens at any given time, lounging on…
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This Idaho Forest Lets You Walk Among Cedars That Were Already Growing Centuries Before Statehood
One western red cedar in north-central Idaho is estimated to be around 3,000 years old, and it has…
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9 Idaho Restaurants Worth Planning A Whole Trip Around Before 2027 Arrives
One Idaho bistro serves farm-to-table duck in an airport setting, and I can’t stop thinking about it. Dinner…
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Idaho Is Home To An Ice Age Floods Trail Where Giant Ripple Marks Span Whole Hillsides
Every spring, a wet meadow in south-central Idaho turns so blue that it can pass for a lake…
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This Idaho Bookstore Has Upstairs Seating For Reading And A Cafe Where Lunch Ends With Warm Berry Pie
A slice of blueberry pie, still slightly warm from the oven and topped with ice cream, can end…
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Idaho Is Home To A Snake River Bridge With A Canyon View Most Drivers Never Stop To See
Less than a mile off the interstate, flat farm fields suddenly split open into a canyon roughly 400…
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Japanese Rice, Miso And Fresh Mochi Fill The Shelves Of This Small Idaho Asian Grocery
A Vietnamese woman who has called north Idaho home since the 1960s runs a little grocery stocked with…
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This Idaho Panhandle Country Store Fills Your Basket With Bulk Organic Foods And Fresh Bakery Bread
Huckleberry jam, vegetarian rennet, and a porch rocker can all land in the same shopping trip here. That’s…
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This Idaho Creative Reuse Shop Sells Donated Craft Supplies, Stamps And Glitter At Thrift-Store Prices
Googly eyes, rubber stamps, retro fabric, and jars of glitter all get a second chance at one small…
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Over 1,000 Miles Of Snowmobile Trails Spread Out From This Small Idaho Mountain Town
A snowmobile can leave a cabin door here and keep rolling across more than 1,000 miles of linked…
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This Historic Idaho Town Feels Frozen In The 1800s, With Restored Pioneer Buildings Everywhere
A railroad skipped this little farm town in 1882, and it never fully bounced back. Today, its brick…
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Sandpoint’s Historic Panida Theatre Still Screens Films And Hosts Live Shows Nearly A Century After Opening
The balcony seats are loveseats. Actual two-person cushioned couches, perched upstairs in a theater built back in 1927….
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The 6 Idaho Animal Sanctuaries With Rescued Residents
One Idaho sanctuary keeps people away from its animals on purpose, and that rule is exactly why the…
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Inside This Idaho Museum, The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Share The History Of Life On The Fort Hall Reservation
Portraits taken between 1895 and 1912 hang inside a small building just off I-15. The faces belong to…
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This Retro Idaho Diner Serves Finger Steaks And An Ice Cream Potato That Boise Locals Have Returned To For Years
A scoop of vanilla ice cream dressed up as a baked potato is one of the most famous…
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This Idaho Caribbean Kitchen Off Highway 12 Piles Smoked Jerk Pork And Fried Plantains Onto Plates Big Enough For Two
A food truck in north-central Idaho serves curry goat, oxtail, and smoked jerk pork beside a two-lane highway….
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This Idaho Bookstore Gives Readers Comfy Chairs, A Café And A Reason To Stay All Afternoon
Every book on the shelves at this café is a romance novel. Every single one, from sweet slow…
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This Idaho Landmark Lounge Serves Finger Steaks With Fries And Spicy Sauce That Still Draws Locals
House-cut top sirloin gets hand-battered, fried golden, and stacked next to a pile of fries. Then comes the…
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9 Idaho Churches And Chapels Worth A Quiet Road Trip For Their Stained Glass Alone
A real Tiffany window has been catching Idaho sunlight since 1918. For years, cloudy plexiglass dulled its colors….
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This Idaho Museum Has A Two-Headed Calf And Turns A Quick Stop Into Three Hours
A real two-headed calf named Deja-Moo is one of the strangest treasures in Idaho. Yes, the name is…
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8 Idaho Quilt Shops Crafters Drive To Now That The Big Fabric Chain Is Gone
One shop in the Idaho mountains keeps more than 2,000 bolts of batik on hand. That’s not a…
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9 Idaho Lakeside Boardwalks And Piers Worth A Late Fall Stroll Before The Snow
One Idaho lake has a boardwalk that floats, and it stretches roughly 3,300 feet over the water. I…
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Hundreds Of Reptiles From Around The World Live Inside This Small Idaho Animal Center
An iguana roams freely through the building here, greeting guests like a scaly little host. Meanwhile, alligators wait…
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9 Idaho Cathedrals, Missions And Chapels Worth A Quiet Road Trip This Year
Idaho’s oldest standing building went up without nails. Builders held its frame together with wooden dowels instead, and…
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The Small Idaho Diner Where Regulars Each Have Their Favorite Seat And The Biscuits Are Made In-House
The biscuits here come out big enough to need a fork and a knife, and the kitchen makes…
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This Free Idaho Park Along The Clearwater Lets Kids Touch Furs, Beads, And Living Nez Perce Culture
One national park in Idaho is spread across 38 sites in four states, and every one of them…
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This Museum Keeps Pioneer History Alive On Main Street In Idaho’s Oldest Town
For 12 whole years, a group of Idaho settlers thought they lived in Utah. A boundary survey in…
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This Boise Nonprofit Is Dedicated To Rescuing Donkeys And Burros
It all started with one donkey named Happy Jack. He needed company, so more long-eared friends arrived in…
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Out On The Snake River Plain, 6 Idaho Volcanic Craters Let Families Hike Right To The Rim
In one corner of Idaho, you can stand on a volcano’s rim and see the Teton mountains in…
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Christmas Comes Early To Idaho At This Lakeside Holiday Market
A giant Nutcracker in the back of one little shop moves his arms when he senses you coming….
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Families Explore Hands-On Science And Regional History At The Museum Of Idaho
Somewhere in eastern Idaho, kids can aim an augmented-reality atlatl at a life-size Columbian mammoth. Then they can…
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This Lava Tube Near Idaho Falls Goes Pitch Black 250 Feet In, And Families Walk It With Flashlights
About 250 feet past the entrance, the daylight quits completely. Your phone flashlight suddenly looks like a birthday…
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This Idaho Meat Market Smokes Its Own Bacon And Sausage From Hogs Raised On Nearby Family Farms
A deer goes in, and meat sticks and summer sausage come out for an entire hunting crew. That…
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Since 1938 This Idaho Ski Hill Has Run A Single Chairlift That Families Still Ride Today
The chairlifts here only carry you about halfway up the mountain. Everything above that belongs to people with…
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This Idaho Indoor Swap Meet Fills Its Booths With Toys, Mexican Goods And Used Finds At Fair Prices
A tortilla press, a Dodgers jacket, a toy train kit and a fruit cup can all come home…
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Should A Ski Hill Still Be This Affordable? This Idaho Hometown Hill Says Yes
The bunny hill here comes with a free rope tow. Not discounted. Free. In an era of eye-watering…
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About 3,300 People Live In This Idaho Prairie Town Where Grain Elevators Tower Over Main Street
A full-size Columbian mammoth stands in a city park here, and it has a real local backstory. Its…
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This Idaho Candy Shop Stocks Hard-To-Find Old-Time Favorites Like Button Candy And Chunky Bars
A giant Jelly Belly mascot stands outside the door, and it’s practically waving you inside. Behind it waits…
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This Idaho Falls Deli Serves Its Reubens On Bread It Makes In House
A deli in eastern Idaho bakes its own bread, then piles a Reuben on it with full New…
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Pie Comes Out Of The Oven Daily At This Idaho Cafe In A Town Of About 100 People
The cinnamon rolls at one tiny Idaho bakery come with a bright hint of orange in the frosting….
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The North Idaho Flea Market Where Local Vendors Sell Handmade Goods And Vintage Finds Downtown
More than 55 local vendors set up in one downtown spot, and every table holds something you won’t…
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The World’s Largest Potato Chip Sits Under Glass At This Idaho Museum Inside An Old Depot
A single potato crisp measuring 25 by 14 inches sits safely behind glass, and nobody is allowed to…
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Idaho’s Treasure Valley Is Home To A 1953 Drive-In That Still Runs Double Features In The Streaming Age
The popcorn machine at this drive-in has been popping kernels since 1953. Same machine. Seventy-plus years of buttery…
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Lift Lines Stay Short At 8 Small Idaho Ski Hills Run By Nonprofits And Locals
One Idaho ski hill has leased its land for a single dollar a year since 1957. Another shares…
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Crystal-Clear Springs Pour From Canyon Walls At This Idaho State Park On The Snake River
Water so clear you can count the fish pours straight out of a rock wall in southern Idaho….
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This Short Idaho Hike Ends With Views Over North America’s Deepest Gorge
A fire lookout sits at 8,429 feet at the top of this trail, and on a clear day…
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Steam Rises From 8 Idaho Hot Springs Tucked Beside Rivers You Soak In Free
Somewhere along an Idaho highway, folks once soaked in a metal tub made from a recycled ocean buoy….
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This Little Idaho Ski Hill Proves You Don’t Need A Big Resort To Have Fun
A ski hill that shares its mountain with an old Cold War radar station sounds made up. It…
