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Historical Sites

During your visit to Idaho, take in a little of its past by visiting some historical sites and museums. Walk along a tree-lined ridge on the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail or visit a memorial to Sacajawea or Ernest Hemingway.

Historical Sites



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Atlanta Area
Nearest Community: Atlanta Region: Southwestern
Type: Ghost/Mining Era Towns
Atlanta is a small mining era town on the west side of the Sawtooth Mountains, established in 1864.
Bear River Heritage Area
Nearest Community: Fish Haven Region: Southeastern
Type: Roadside Attractions
The Bear River Heritage Area is home to a strong agricultural economy, history-laced landscape, and abundant natural beauty. Retrace the footsteps of early fur traders, Mormon settlers, and generations of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation.
Boise Basin Museum
Nearest Community: Idaho City Region: Southwestern
Type: Museums
This museum chronicles the rich history of the mining-era town of Idaho City, once the largest in the Pacific Northwest.
Boise Train Depot
Nearest Community: Boise Region: Southwestern
Type: Historic Sites
Boise's old Union Pacific Railroad Depot, built in 1925, was recently restored by the Morrison-Knudsen Company.
Bonneville Point
Nearest Community: Boise Region: Southwestern
Type: Historic Sites
Hiking trail along the Oregon Trail near Boise.
Burgdorf Hot Springs
Nearest Community: McCall Region: Southwestern
Type: Hot Springs
Burgdorf is both a hot springs and ghost town, where remains of cabins and an old hotel can be seen in a meadow on private land surrounded by the Payette National Forest.
Canyon County Historical Museum
Nearest Community: Nampa Region: Southwestern
Type: Museums
This Baroque revival train depot, built in 1903, now houses county and railroad memorabilia.
Central Idaho Historical Museum
Nearest Community: McCall Region: Southwestern
Type: Museums
This museum celebrates the various cultures that settled in the McCall area and the community's timber industry history.
Chesterfield, Idaho Historic Town Site
Nearest Community: Bancroft Region: Southeastern
Type: Historic Sites
Founded by Mormon pioneers in 1880 along the Oregon Trail, 27 original buildings are now being restored by volunteers and descendants.
City of Rocks National Reserve
Nearest Community: Almo Region: South Central
Type: Outdoor Recreation
Granite columns up to 60-stories tall loom high above this 500-acre premier rock climbing area with a rich emigrant trail history.
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