Idaho Top Things To See & Do
• Attend the lively festival and the Western Idaho Fair held in August in Boise, the state capital. It is also home to the World Center for Birds of Prey (website: www.peregrinefund.org); the Basque Museum & Cultural Center (website: www.basquemuseum.com) and the Boise Art Museum.
• Explore attractions in the southeast, including the massive Shoshone Falls; the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves; and historic Fort Hall.
• Get active around the upmarket Sun Valley resort area, which offers skiing and winter sports, as well as a range of summer activities such as trail-riding and mountain biking. In the nearby hills soak in hot springs at the Warfield Hot Spring and Russian John Hot Spring.
• See the Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve (website: http://cratersofthemoon.areaparks.com), a huge lava field with a maze of tunnels and caves. There are plenty of campsites available nearby.
• Venture into the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, home to the Sawtooth and White Cloud mountains and the Smokey and Boulder ranges. Further north, follow in the footsteps of America's famous explorers along the Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway.
• In the north of the state, tee off at the world's only floating golf green in the resort town of Coeur d'Alene (website: www.cdaresort.com/golf). Visitors can also hire canoes or take a boat cruise on the idyllic lake.
• Visit the Wallace District Mining Museum, situated to the east of Coeur d'Alene. Go underground on a Sierra Silver Mine Tour (website: www.silverminetour.org) or see the Oasis Bordello Museum. Visitors can also ride up Silver Mountain on the world's longest single-stage gondola.
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