This place! What a unique place experience The Idaho mammoth cave, Shoshone Bird Museum & Richard…read moreArthur Olsen Museum of Natural History was! Upon arrival we were greeted by some peacocks and saw some emus! We then started in the natural history museum where there was every taxidermied creature imaginable! There were animals literally everywhere, as well as ancient artifacts. Then we were given lanterns went outside and entered the mammoth cave. It's about 40 degrees so we were glad we brought sweatshirts. The cave was huge and took about 30 minutes to get through, a really neat experience.

Lots of animals and artifacts to look at. The cave is pretty cold so make sure you take your…read morejacket. The walkway is well marked and safe but you do need to pay attention where you're going because you can slip and fall since it's dark. It's only $15 per person. No running water bathrooms available, only portable toilets.

This trip was definitely worth it, we stopped to check the ice caves out on a trip to here and the…read moreShoshone Falls. Don't let the outside fool you - it's a small few shacks with a large dinosaur out front, but once you get in it's a grand cave. There isn't as much ice as the people we came with remembered years and years ago, the latest snowfalls melting down into the caves dissipated it, but there are some sizeable ice formations in the front and back of the cave. Our guide (Garrett/Gareth) gave a fantastic tour, he is a local to the area and a new tour guide there. If he is available for your tour, know there will be some great humor and fun had by all. I would definitely recommend the Shoshone Ice Caves to anyone passing through, there have been visitors from many places according to their map (China, Kenya, Japan, England, Australia, and all over the US!) If that doesn't tell you something about how cool this place is, I don't know what will!

Friendly workers, interesting story telling on the guided tours, very pretty jewelry and souvenirs…read more The caves were a perfect cold to the hot heat of the day.

We drove for :30 through potato's fields & dairy farms to get here. Upon entering the site we…read morepassed a replica tower that ensured the incarcerated did not escape. We started our visit at the Visitor Center where we saw is a :30 video providing the history of the site & history of Executive Order 9066 which authorized the incarceration. Rangers started our tour at a relief model of the camp during the war when over 30,000 were incarcerated. We visited the in ground storage, sparse cramped restored barracks, latrine, mess hall & restored baseball field. The Visitor Center has many displays & artifacts describing the history of the war, incarceration, and Minidoka. There is also an honor roll listing volunteers that filled the ranks of the infamous Combat Team & Military Intelligence Service. I was surprised how emotional I became looking at the site, the number of Japanese here & the sparse, rough terrain. Volunteer Parc Rangers here are granddaughters of those that survived these camps.

This is tough site to reach, but absolutely worth a visit for the historical importance. Most of…read morethe original concentration camp is in ruins or only foundations. The new visitor center is great and has lots of exhibits inside. Be sure to read their hours and seasonal information carefully before visiting. As in 2024, they're not open until May 24, and then only on the weekends plus Friday. The grounds are open to visit at any time during the day and the park stamp is available outside in a closed and covered box.

We followed our gps & too dirt roads to Canyon Rim Trail. There were benches & markers…read more In 1974, Evil Knievel tried & failed to leap across this mile-wide chasm of the Snake River Canyon west of Shoshone Falls on his engineered rocket motorcycle. His parachute prematurely deployed as the Skycycle left the launching rail but winds caused him to drift into the canyon. At the bottom, he landed near the water. If he landed in the water, he probably would have drowned, due to a jumpsuit/harness malfunction the kept him strapped in the vehicle. Surprisingly, he survived the jump with minor injuries. At the city's visitors center, Knievel's supporters erected a monument to their hero with a carved likeness of the rocket motorcycle. It's engraved, "Robert 'Evel' Knievel: Explorer, Motorcyclist, and Daredevil. Attempted a mile-long leap of the Snake River Canyon on September 8, 1974 employing a unique Skycycle. The large dirt ramp is visible appox. 2 miles east of this point on the south ridge of the canyon. Donated to the community by Sunset Memorial." The mound of his jump is from the marker.

Pretty nostalgic place to visit considering my father used to talk about this stunt a lot while…read moregrowing up. My husband brought me and there is plenty to see. Many roads to certain falls were closed which is such a shame. All in all I had a wonderful time.

Made a quick stop while driving by on our way to a hot springs in the area. The visitor center has…read moremoved since we last visited it to its new building located on the north end of Hagerman. They do have off season hours currently in effect. We had a good visit.

Stopped by on a road trip; noticed it on the map so made the stop, but not somewhere I would…read morenecessarily go out of the way to see unless you are really into fossils. Visitor center is quite small and we were not really sure what all was encompassed in the national monument vs the state park. Seems many of the points of interest are spread out, so will take some time to see it all.

Serious hidden gem in the middle of nowhere. We took a chance off a small sign about something…read morecalled east grade auto trail and found this by chance. After further inspection we realize this limestone arch is millions of years old created from waves crashing on the rock from the Great Salt Lake. It is named for recognizing all the Chinese who helped with the transcontinental railroad. Pictures don't do it justice. It is over six fr tall. While taking photos we even saw a pack of deer watching us. Very cool.

This review is for The Stephens Performing Arts Center…read more What an amazing facility! The acoustics are stellar.... Built, no I mean erected in 2004 this facility has multiple venues under one architecturally appealing roof...the location, grounds and and even the parking at all well done. This is a gem for the ISU campus and surrounding community.

Exceptional Service! Took my daughter to her first concert and the entire experience was top…read morenotch! The ushers, box office staff, and security was professional kind and friendly. Thank you guys!

The Hansen Memorial Bridge has a scenic overlook area on both sides of the bridge. One side has…read moremore information to learn more about the history and the other side has a small waterfall that you can see. The views are gorgeous and worth getting out to get a closer look at the beauty of nature. The snake river runs through this area. There is so much natural beauty here! I recommend getting out and soaking in the views.

We stopped by the Idaho Potato Museum on our way to Yellowstone National Park specifically because…read moremy kids were dying to check it out and learn about potato history. It turned out to be such a fun, memorable experience for the whole family! ​The exhibits are super informative and give you a cool look into how Idaho became the potato capital. But the highlight for us was definitely the cafe! We made it just before they closed at 5:00 PM and grabbed the waffle fries and the baked cheesy potato,both were absolutely delicious and worth the stop alone. ​If you're traveling with kids, this is a fantastic, quick, and unique place to explore. Highly recommend making it a pitstop!

This was a great last minute stop on our road trip through Idaho. Wonderful staff, discounts…read moreoffered through various things like AAA for admission. I love pressed penny machines, make sure to bring your own pennies. And since we are from out of state we got a free bag of instant mash potatoes! They have bathrooms in the middle of the exhibit, and many child friendly activities. Did not get a baked potato but all the food smelled amazing.