The Sun Valley area is a cross-country skier’s paradise. Choose from the 180-kilometer community trail system, North Valley Trails to the south or Sun Valley’s Nordic Center with 40 kilometers of well-manicured trails, ski school and rentals. Historic Galena Day Lodge in the North Valley makes a...
The Union Pacific Railroad, under the leadership of Averell Harriman, developed and further enhanced Sun Valley as a destination ski resort from 1935 to 1964. Like many other railroads of its time, it provided not only the transportation to a destination but also spectacular lodging and amenities at...
Wagon Days, held each Labor Day weekend in Ketchum, Idaho, celebrates
the area’s mining heritage. The highlight of the event is the Big Hitch Parade, where a team of 16 mules pulls the Lewis String ore wagons. Families, especially, will enjoy the activities, as well as learn about life in the...
The "Old Pen," one of only four territorial penitentiaries still standing in the U.S., is open for daily tours in Boise, Idaho. The facility includes a video presentation recalling prison history, notorious inmates and daily prison life. Exhibits are located throughout the site.
Idaho is synonymous with potatoes. Blackfoot, Idaho, not far from
Wyoming's Grand Tetons and Yellowstone Park (at least in these parts),
provides a glimpse into Idaho's number one agricultural industry at the
Idaho Potato Exposition.
