Southwestern Region

The Discovery Center of Idaho - Boise's hands-on science museum. The Center is a laboratory where families are actively and directly involved in scientific exploration. Each 'hands-on' exhibit requires you to do something to learn the science behind the exhibit.

Activity Barn - The Activity Barn is a family owned and operated business offering tubing, sleigh rides and over 4 miles of groomed trails for cross-country skiing.

Basque Museum & Cultural Center - The Basque Museum and Cultural Center has become one of Idaho's finest cultural institutions, interpreting the unique Basque Heritage for the public through a variety of educational programs, lectures and presentations, exhibits, and classes in the Basque language, dance, and music.

Idaho Botanical Garden - The Garden occupies 50 acres that originally served as the farm and nursery for the Idaho State Penitentiary. The Garden has blossomed into 13 specialty gardens, each with a unique focus on Herb, Rose, Alpine, Contemporary English, Outlaw Field, Butterfly & Hummingbird, Iris, Meditation, Water, Cactus, Peony, Children, and Idaho Native Plants and the Dod Dick Outdoor Classroom.

Idaho Historical Museum - The Idaho State Historical Museum, founded in 1907, is Idaho's largest and most visited museum. Objects from the Museum's collection tell the story of Idaho from prehistoric times through the fur trade, the gold rush, and pioneer settlement to the present. Richly detailed interiors show how Idahoans in the late 19th and 20th centuries lived and conducted business.

Idaho Black History Museum - The mission of the Idaho Black History Museum is to educate individuals of all races about the history and culture of African Americans with special emphasis on the Idaho African American experience.

Boise Art Museum - The Boise Art Museum is nationally recognized for leadership, innovation and excellence in the visual arts. The Boise Art Museum champions excellence in the visual arts through exhibitions, collections and educational experiences.

Boise Contemporary Theatre - Boise Contemporary Theatre was established for the production of theatrical works of the highest quality, which reflect and explore contemporary life.

Stage Coach Theatre - Stage Coach Theatre is a quality-driven performance organization dedicated to producing contemporary live theatre that reflects and celebrates the human spirit for, by and accessible to the community.

Idaho Ice World - Idaho Ice World is the Treasure Valley's finest indoor ice rink! The facility offers ice skating, lessons, hockey and private parties, equipment rentals, a video arcade and restaurants.

Morrison Center For Performing Arts - The Velma V. Morrison Center is Idaho's most prestigious performance complex, nestled on the bank of the Boise River and a part of Boise State University. Whether it be a ballet, musical, symphony, chorus, opera ensemble, or solo, the Center provides an unsurpassed setting for performers and audiences alike.

World Center for Birds of Prey - The World Center for Birds of Prey is The Peregrine Fund's world headquarters. The center houses about 200 falcons, condors, and eagles for breeding. Research is underway on nutrition, behavior, and many other topics to help better understand birds of prey and their requirements. The center also offers an education program and the Velma Morrison Interpretive Center.

World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame - The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame honors world-class athletes who are role models and humanitarians. Displays include artifacts and photos about the positive aspects of sports in human life and the specific athletes chosen for the honor.

Idaho Military History Museum - The Idaho Military History Museum has been established for the purpose of 'preservation, display and interpretation of military history and artifacts that have a geographical tie to the history of the people and state of Idaho'.

Warhawk Air Museum - The Warhawk Air Museum is located at the Nampa Municipal Airport and contains a great collection of WWI and WWII vintage planes and war memorabilia.

Idaho State Capitol - Located in the heart of downtown Boise and constructed in the classical style of our nation's Capitol, this majestic sandstone structure was started in 1905 and completed in 1920.

Music Theatre of Idaho - Music Theatre of Idaho provides opportunities for individuals to expand and explore their interests in musical theatre production while presenting the community with professional quality, family-centered, affordable live musical theatre. Further, the MTI seeks to engage and educate persons of all ages through outreach programs centered on live theatre production.