Boise
Top Places to Visit
Julia Davis Park
Julia Davis Park - this Olmsted-esque urban park contains many of the downtown attractions in Boise. It sits across the Boise River from Boise State University... more
Old Idaho State Penitentiary
Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Warm Springs Ave. A great sight to see. This gem is a museum set in the old state penitentiary where guests can sit in old prison ... more
Idaho Botanical Gardens
Idaho Botanical Gardens. A truly serene place to visit. The gardens have been the site of many weddings and performances because of its beautiful setting of ... more
World Center For Birds Of Prey
World Center for Birds of Prey, 5660 West Flying Hawk Lane. The name explains itself. A fascinating place to visit, many birds of all types constantly in your ... more
Basque Museum And Cultural Center
Basque Museum and Cultural Center, 611 Grove Street. The Boise area is home to one of the largest concentrations of Basque populations in the world outside the ... more
Idaho State Capitol Building
Idaho State Capitol Building, Capitol Blvd. & Jefferson in Downtown Boise off Interstate 84,[4]. If you are bold, you can ring the bell at the foot of the ... more
Top Places to Eat
Cottonwood Grille
Cottonwood Grille, 913 West River Street. An amazing place to eat. With its specialties in American and Caribbean foods, it is one of the most popular places to...
Cazba
Cazba, 211 North Eighth Street. A local favorite. Cazba serves European, Middle Eastern & African foods and is known for very good service. Amazing place to eat...
Rockies Diner
Rockies Diner, 3900 W Overland Rd., Phone: 208-336-2878. Recently featured on the Travel Channel series "Man vs. Food," Rockies offers a eating challenge with ... more
Lucky 13
Lucky 13 - Pizza and beer in a patio setting snuggled into the Harris Ranch area of East Boise. A great place to go on a warm summer evening. Smoking is allowed...
Shige Japanese Cuisine
Many believe Shige Japanese Cuisine located at the top of the escalator at 100 N. 8th between Main and Idaho, to be the best sushi joint in town.
Top Shopping Places
Other Parts Of "bodo"
Other parts of "BoDo". Along with the Eighth Street Marketplace, you may want to just wander throughout the downtown core. The area of Broad St (between 9th and... more
Les Bois Park
Les Bois Park [16] If you get an owners license from the State Racing Commission, you can actually buy a race horse for $2,500, but expect to pay a trainer to ... more
Boise Towne Square
Boise Towne Square is the city's main mall. It is a fairly large mall, mostly due to its lack of competition from any other similarly sized shopping center in ... more
Eighth Street Marketplace
Eighth Street Marketplace - located in the center of downtown Boise, the eighth street marketplace is a popular sight to go shopping, have a bite to eat, and go... more
Top Places for Nightlife
Bardenay Restaurant And Distillery
Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery, [19]. Bardenay, the first restaurant in the nation to include a distillery, features hand crafted cocktails of the finest ... more
Bittercreek Alehouse
246 N. 8th
, Boise
Phone: ☎ 208-345-1813
Phone: ☎ 208-345-1813
Bittercreek Alehouse (Red Feather Lounge), 246 N. 8th (8th & Idaho downtown Boise), ☎ 208-345-1813, [18]. 11AM-late. Very busy local independent downtown ... more
Leku Ona
Leku Ona, downtown on 6th, is a Basque restaurant with a good bar and home to a slightly older set than the rest of the downtown scene.
Pengilly's Saloon
Pengilly's Saloon is also home to the slightly older crowd and smoke free. Most nights have live music, usually jazz or alt-country. There are pub quiz and open...
Red Feather Lounge
Red Feather Lounge Sibling of next door's watering hole Bittercreek, these two bars/restaurants share a bathroom and a patio, but just about nothing else. Red ... more
Grainey's And J.t. Toad's
Grainey's and J.T. Toad's--Across the street from China Blue and Dirty Little Roddy's, these twin bars (on two levels of the same building) typically charge a ... more
Top Activity Places
Whitewater On The Boise River
Whitewater on the Boise River, [13]. Boise River Park has a man-made wave very close to downtown. A great place to practice skills for all sorts of paddlesports...
Trails In The Foothills
Trails in the Foothills, [14]. An interconnected network of over 130 miles of roads and trails throughout the hills behind the city. They are open to hiking and... more
Lucky Peak
Lucky Peak. About 5 minutes out of Boise on Highway 21 you will come to lucky peak. A huge reservoir that residents love to wakeboard, water ski, tube, hang out... more
Boise River Greenbelt
Boise River Greenbelt. A great place for a walk, rollerblading, biking, or just walking the dog. The greenbelt is a walkway follows the Boise River through ... more
Bogus Basin Ski Resort
Bogus Basin Ski Resort, [12]. From early November to early April, Bogus Basin entertains skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and cross-country skiing. With easy ... more
Hyde Park Fair
Hyde Park Fair. Held every august, the Hyde Park Fair is in the North End of Boise at Camel's Back Park. It houses various indie rock bands and various hippie ... more
