Top Idaho Destinations
Fort Boise, owned by the Hudson Bay Company, was established by British fur traders in 1834.
The holiday resort and timber-working town of Coeur d'Alene lies amid magnificent forest scenery on the lake of the same name, one of the most beautiful in the United States, with ample facilities for boating and fishing.
Pocatello,
The Lemhi County Historical Museum in Salmon features Oriental artifacts dating back to Chinese settlers.
Sun Valley in southern Idaho attracts skiing enthusiasts throughout the year with its magnificent facilities for winter sports and its excellent tourist infrastructure.
The main sight in the little town of Twin Falls (pop. 37,000) is the Shoshone Falls, over which the Snake River plunges down 200 ft - 50 ft more than the Niagara Falls. The falls are best seen in spring and autumn, for during the summer most of the water is diverted for irrigating farmland.
Ketchum (pop. 3,000) is located in central Idaho in the Wood River Valley next to Sun Valley. It is a tourist center featuring fishing, hiking, summer and winter sports.
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