Boise ID Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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ABasque Museum & Cultural Center

Basque Museum & Cultural Center
  • 611 Grove Street
    Boise, ID 83702
  • +1 208 343 2671
  • Overview The Basque people came to the West Coast in the 1850s to follow the gold rush. Boise's Basque Museum and Cultural Center is the only one of its kind in the United States. The center includes exhibits, archives, a library, and gift shop. ... more on Weather.com
  • Overview Contains exhibits and collections that provide a look at the Basque heritage, history and culture. more on TripAdvisor

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Basque Museum & Cultural Center
611 Grove Street
Boise, ID 83702

BIdaho Historical Museum

Idaho Historical Museum
  • 610 North Julia Davis Drive
    Boise, Idaho 83702-7695
  • +1 208 334 2120
  • This museum is unusually cheap -- I believe something like $2 for adults. It takes about an hour to walk through the entire museum. The self-guided tour begins with a room full of maps, historic weapons and items of daily life. Idaho has some fascinating history and anyone interested in the Old W... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview The Idaho State Historical Museum, founded in 1907, is Idaho's largest and most visited museum. It has evolved from a simple collection of curios and relics sitting on shelves to the first museum in Idaho to be accredited by the American Association of Museums. Objects from the Museum's collectio... more on Idahohistory.net

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Idaho Historical Museum
610 North Julia Davis Drive
Boise, Idaho 83702-7695

CIdaho Black History Museum

Idaho Black History Museum
  • 508 Julia Davis Dr.
    Boise, ID 83702
  • +1 208 433 0017
  • Overview The Idaho Black History Museum was founded in 1995 and currently is the only African American history museum in the pacific northwest. The museum's purpose is to build bridges between cultures to explore issues ... more on Ibhm.org/

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Idaho Black History Museum
508 Julia Davis Dr.
Boise, ID 83702

DBoise Art Museum

Boise Art Museum
  • 670 Julia Davis Drive
    Boise, Idaho 83702
  • +1 208 345 8330
4.5
3+ reviews, 1 sources
  • then the BAM is the place for you! Some of the exhibits are very interesting and thought provoking ... more on OpenList.com
  • The Boise Art Museum has a special place in my heart. I had some of my art featured at their annual Beaux Arts Societe Holiday Sale several years ago. ... more on Yelp

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Boise Art Museum
670 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, Idaho 83702

EOld Idaho Penintentiary

  • 2445 Old Penitentiary Road
    Boise, ID 83712
  • +1 208 334 2844
  • Overview Idaho Territory was less than ten years old when the territorial prison was built east of Boise in 1870. The penitentiary grew from a single cellhouse into a complex of several distinctive buildings surrounded by a high sandstone wall. Convicts quarried ... more on Idahohistory.net

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Old Idaho Penintentiary
2445 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712

FZoo Boise

Zoo Boise
  • 355 Julia Davis Drive
    Boise, ID, 83702
  • +1 208 384 4260
3.5
9+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Highlights: concessions-food available, gift shop… more
  • The zoo coulg get some more aniamals but the tiger cage is thr best in the world its like your going to be attacked by ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • I liked that the Zoo had a place for the children to go and learn things about the animals. The thing I disliked about the park is they ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Zoo Boise
355 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID, 83702

GJulia Davis Park

Julia Davis Park
  • 700 S. Capitol Boulevard
    Boise, ID 83702-7122
  • +1 208 384 4240
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Julia Davis was my great great great grandma. When she died my great great great grandpa named the park after her. He passed away one year and one day after she did. And if you go to this one part you will see my name in a stone walkway. Go me. So it rocks. Woo Hoo. And the park is fun to go ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview This park of 86 acres has become known as the "cultural, historical, and artistic gateway to the heart of the city". The park offers museums, a discovery center, zoo, an outdoor sculpture garden, a band shell, playground, gaming courts, lagoon and river walking areas, and an amazing Rose Garden-g... more on DogFriendly.com

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Julia Davis Park
700 S. Capitol Boulevard
Boise, ID 83702-7122

HHulls Gulch Nature Trail

Hulls Gulch Nature Trail
  • Eighth Street
    Boise, ID 83702
  • +1 208 373 4000
  • Overview Hulls Gulch, north of the city of Boise, offers a 3.5- and a 2.5-mile walking loop. Along the way, interpretive signs detail the wildlife, history, soils and ecology of this area. Rabbits, squirrels, lizards, snakes, mule deer, badgers and coyotes are all found in Hulls Gulch. It is also a favori... more on LLBean.com
  • Great nature trails for hiking and biking. Great for dogs too! more on Yahoo! Travel

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Hulls Gulch Nature Trail
Eighth Street
Boise, ID 83702

IBoise National Forest

  • 1249 South Vinnell Way
    Suite 200, Boise, ID 83709, U.S.A.
  • +1 208 373 4100
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview The Boise received its named from the French word bois, which means forest. Occupying about 2.6 million acres of land near Idaho's capital city, it is usually the first national forest port of call for Idaho visitors. Its steep mountains are carved by fast rivers. There are streams and rivers fil... more on LLBean.com

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Boise National Forest
1249 South Vinnell Way
Suite 200, Boise, ID 83709, U.S.A.

JBoise National Forest

  • 1249 South Vinnell Way
    Boise, ID 83709
  • +1 208 373 4100

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Boise National Forest
1249 South Vinnell Way
Boise, ID 83709