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1. Bald Mountain
MountainTowering over the small town of Ketchum, the world-famous Bald Mountain ski resort (or “Baldy”) is known for its 3,400 vertical feet of consistent pitch, sunny skies, and celebrity sightings. With one of the more advanced snowmaking systems in North America, five extravagant lodges, and relatively short lines even in peak season (December and January), day passes don’t come cheap. There aren’t many runs that could be considered “green” or “easy,” but novice skiers and snowboarders can head over to the smaller Dollar Mountain, next to the Sun Valley Village, which also has a new terrain park and 22-foot half pipe.
520 River Run Dr., Ketchum, Idaho, 83340, USA888-490–5950 -
2. Galena Lodge
TrailNestled 23 miles north of Ketchum in the Boulder Mountains, at the base of Galena Summit, this historic day lodge offers a range of summer and winter activities in the Sawtooth Wilderness—backcountry skiing, snowshoe day passes, 50 km of groomed Nordic trails, cross-country rental gear, mountain-bike and hiking trails, and horse-drawn wagon rides. Lunch is served on the patio picnic tables in the summer and four-course “full-moon dinners” are available in the winter. You can stay in one of the overnight “semi”-backcountry yurts where staff will deliver dinner by snowshoe. Drive to the top of Galena Summit on a nice day for spectacular northern valley views.
15187 State Hwy. 75, Ketchum, Idaho, 83340, USA208-726–4010Sight Details
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3. Idaho State Capitol Building
Government BuildingA design by John E. Tourtellotte and the classic German engineering of Charles Hummel have made the “Capitol of Light” an architectural intrigue, and a 12-year restoration project has spruced up the natural skylights, acres of carved white marble, colored Italian scagliola from the original building, and the bronze eagle perched atop the 208-foot dome. Inside, historic art includes a statue of Nike of Samothrace—a gift from France after World War II—and a golden statue of George Washington. Trees line the property, including a sugar maple planted by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1903. Pick up a self-guided tour brochure from the visitors' welcome desk on the garden level.
View Tours and Activities700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho, 83702, USA208-334–2475Sight Details
Rate Includes: Weekdays 6 am–10 pm, weekends 9–5 -
4. Julia Davis Park
City ParkThe city’s oldest park is a verdant 89-acre playground that's home to a zoo, kid-friendly Discovery Center, Boise Art Museum, and two museums of Idaho’s history. In September it's the venue for the Art in Park festival. A rose garden and duck pond with paddleboats also make it a popular retreat worthy of a picnic for an all-day adventure. The park is on the leafy Boise River Greenbelt, a paved 25-mile pathway that runs along the Boise River, links the “String of Pearls” park circuit, and connects to downtown.
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5. Lake Coeur d’Alene
ForestNestled in the densely wooded forest of Idaho’s northern panhandle, this scenic lake is a hot tourist attraction in the summer. The watery playground has 109 miles of shoreline, including a city beach, and offers boating, sailing, bird-watching, daily cruises, parasailing, rentable float planes, and a famous floating green on the 14th hole of the Coeur d’Alene Golf Course. Hike downtown Tub’s Hill or walk along the ¾-mile boardwalk for scenic landside views of early-morning fog on the water and bald eagle nests.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83814, USA -
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6. Silverwood Theme Park
Amusement Park/Water ParkDrive about 20 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene on Highway 95 and you'll reach the Northwest’s largest theme park, with dozens of thrill rides, a wooden roller coaster that ducks underground, and the adjoining Boulder Beach Water Park. A steam locomotive choo-choo’s through Main Street daily, past life-size Garfield and Odie mascots and through the surrounding woods, which in October become a scene for a Halloween “Scarywood.” There are rides for younger kids, too, and various entertainments. In the summer, the water park is swarming with families and sunbathing college kids. For the brave, there is the Aftershock hanging coaster—a 65-mph drop that will peel your eyelids back.
View Tours and Activities27843 U.S. 95, Athol, Idaho, 83801, USA208-683–3400Sight Details
Rate Includes: $45.99, Late May–Aug., daily from 11 am (closing time varies; check website); early–late May and Sept., weekends 11–6 or 7, $51 -
7. Ski & Heritage Museum
Museum/GallerySurrounded by trees and a white picket fence, this historic landmark is located in Ketchum’s quaint Forest Service Park. Best visited in the winter, when the town’s ski fever is running high, the museum includes a Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame with pros like Picabo Street and Bobbie Burns, Olympic gold-medalist Gretchen Fraser, and vintage gear, including a pair of skis from the 1800s. Seasonal exhibits at the next-door Heritage Museum highlight the influences of Ernest Hemingway, the Native Americans, and the sheep-herding history of the valley.
180 1st St. E, Ketchum, Idaho, 83340, USA208-726–8118Sight Details
Rate Includes: $5, Weekdays noon–4, Sat. 1–4, Free, Closed Sun–Mon and Tues. -
8. Sun Valley Center for the Arts
Arts/Performance VenueBuilt in 1971, “The Center” is a museum and gallery space rich with local and international flavor. It has featured important guest lecturers like Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, and hosts year-round classes, workshops, performance theater, and rotating group exhibitions. In the summer, be sure to check out the concert series, with performers like Bonnie Raitt, or the August Arts & Crafts Festival. The Hailey location, a historic home 11 miles south of Ketchum, was the birthplace of poet Ezra Pound.
191 5th St. E, Ketchum, Idaho, 83340, USA208-726–9491Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Feb., Mar., July, and Aug., weekdays 9–5, Sat. 11–5; Apr.–June and Sept.–Jan., weekdays 9–5, Closed Sat-Sun. -
9. The Basque Block
Neighborhood/StreetBoise boasts one of the highest concentrations of Basque descendants in the world, second only to the Basque country itself, and celebrates this heritage in this two-block slice of downtown. Here you'll find the city’s oldest surviving brick dwelling, once home to young shepherds, plus a historic museum and cultural center, restaurants serving authentic Basque food—try Leku Ona or Bar Gernika—and a Basque market with fresh local produce and wine from northern Spain. Every five years the international Jaialdi Basque festival is celebrated throughout Boise.
View Tours and ActivitiesBounded by Capitol Blvd., 6th St., Main St., and Front St., Boise, Idaho, 83702, USA -
10. Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes
TrailMeandering for 73 miles through northern Idaho, from Plummer (63 miles south of Coeur d'Alenes via U.S. 95), to Mullen and along the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene, this former Union Pacific “rail to trail” is popular among hikers, in-line skaters, joggers, and cyclists. In the winter, it attracts snowshoers and Nordic skiers.The paved pathway, with regular camping and rest areas, rolls by the chain lakes region and marshy wetlands that are perfect for fishing and canoeing. After passing through the mountains of the historic Silver Valley mining area and under the shadow of the Silver Mountain ski resort, the trail levels out on the Palouse prairie.
Ann Antelope Ave., Plummer, Idaho, 83851, USA
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