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Ada County Courthouse
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More Details: The original 1860s courthouse had a first floor jail that allowed prisoners to strike up conversations with passersby. Gone are those laid back days. Today the 1939 courthouse, built by the Works Progress Administration, is an austere nine-story edifice. Designed by the well-respected Boise architects, Tourtellotte and Hummel, the building is fashioned from Indiana limestone in the Starved Classical style, which resembles Art Deco architecture. Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse is near the Idaho State Capitol Building and still houses Ada County offices.
Edwards Boise Imax
URL: http://www.edwardscinemas.com/
More Details: Michael Jordan, 10 times larger than on a standard movie screen, soars to greater heights. A Tyrannosaurus Rex looms in the dark movie theater. Extreme skiers and snowboarders float across the giant screen. These images mean that Imax technology has come to Boise.
Boise Spectrum
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More Details: Like a Las Vegas-style beacon in Idaho's sagebrush desert, this entertainment complex lights up the night sky. Neon, stretching seven miles, highlights this Boise anomaly. Its flagship business is the Edwards 21 Cinema and Boise Imax Theaters. Ameritel Inn-Boise Spectrum sits on the property, as well as several chain restaurants like the Cracker Barrel, McGrath's Fish House and the popular Chuck-A-Rama. The complex attracts families from all over the valley.
Nampa Recreation Center
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More Details: Power walkers march briskly along the second floor indoor track, passing exercise machines, aerobic classes, and swimmers slogging out laps, at this impressive city-owned recreation center. Built with private and public funds, the recreation center has become a focal point for Nampa, about 16 miles west of Boise. The center offers something for everyone from an indoor climbing wall and basketball courts to a water slide and weightlifting gym. Classes range from spinning and aerobics to ballet and gymnastics. All of this comes at a very affordable price, including season passes or daily passes for about $6.
Les Bois Horse Racing Park
URL: http://www.lesboispark.org/
More Details: Sleek thoroughbreds and quarterhorses compete at this racetrack, located off Chinden Boulevard, three days each week from May through August. The clean facility offers plenty of seating and parking. Tours are also offered and usually take about four hours. A variety of refreshments, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, are available, as well as a gift and souvenir shop. Entrance fees are subject to change based on the event so call or visit the Web site first.
Les Bois Horse Racing Park
URL: http://www.lesboispark.org/
More Details: Sleek thoroughbreds and quarterhorses compete at this racetrack, located off Chinden Boulevard, three days each week from May through August. The clean facility offers plenty of seating and parking. Tours are also offered and usually take about four hours. A variety of refreshments, including alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, are available, as well as a gift and souvenir shop. Entrance fees are subject to change based on the event so call or visit the Web site first.
Ada County Courthouse
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More Details: The original 1860s courthouse had a first floor jail that allowed prisoners to strike up conversations with passersby. Gone are those laid back days. Today the 1939 courthouse, built by the Works Progress Administration, is an austere nine-story edifice. Designed by the well-respected Boise architects, Tourtellotte and Hummel, the building is fashioned from Indiana limestone in the Starved Classical style, which resembles Art Deco architecture. Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse is near the Idaho State Capitol Building and still houses Ada County offices.
Ahvath Beth Israel
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More Details: This Moorish-style synagogue is small in size but dripping in history. Built in 1896, it has the honor of being the nation's oldest continually-used temple on the western side of the Mississippi. Former Idaho Governor Moses Alexander, the first Jewish governor in the United States, was instrumental in the temple's founding. The architects tried to copy a Toledo, Spain temple, and their success is obvious with a distinctively Spanish feel in the synagogue.
Albertson College of Idaho
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More Details: This small tree-lined campus gives visitors an Ivy League feeling. Old buildings nestle up to modern architecture at Idaho's oldest four-year college, founded in 1891. Now named after Joe Albertson, the supermarket king, who donated a large sum to the college on its centennial, the college hosts about 750 students each year.
Visitors can stroll through the pretty campus or explore the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History, Glen and Ruth Evans Gem and Mineral Collection, the Rosenthal Gallery of Art and the Whittenberger Planetarium.
Albertson College of Idaho
URL: http://www.acofi.edu/
More Details: This small tree-lined campus gives visitors an Ivy League feeling. Old buildings nestle up to modern architecture at Idaho's oldest four-year college, founded in 1891. Now named after Joe Albertson, the supermarket king, who donated a large sum to the college on its centennial, the college hosts about 750 students each year.
Visitors can stroll through the pretty campus or explore the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History, Glen and Ruth Evans Gem and Mineral Collection, the Rosenthal Gallery of Art and the Whittenberger Planetarium.
Art Source Gallery
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More Details: The 60-foot wall in this artist-owned gallery will catch your attention. The hand-painted wall, titled History of Art, displays the creativity of the gallery's artists. And it is just the tip of the iceberg. Oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings and pencil drawings unfold in this 40-artist gallery. There is a medium for every taste including pottery, jewelry, photography and sculpture. Featuring the largest gallery-owned collection of paintings in Boise, the gallery hosts local artists daily.
Barber Park
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More Details: Hugging the Boise River, this park invites visitors to take a dip in the river's blue waters. Most visitors accept the invitation, with about 250,000 people beginning Boise's summer river-rafting ritual at the park. But river-rafting is not the only attraction. Fox, muskrat and beaver make the park their home. Developed sections of the park provide wildlife-viewing opportunities and educational information. Picnic facilities are scattered throughout the park. If you don't feel like packing a lunch, a concession stand is also available.
Belgravia Building
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More Details: Boasting the honor of being Boise's first apartment building, this historical edifice has the charm of an old castle. Built in the early 1900s, the building has stone walls up to two-feet thick. Bay windows add a whimsical charm, and balconies overlook the street. The basement was home to the exquisite Renaissance Ristorante Italiano until its closure, but an equally elegant and delicious eatery has taken its place, Mortimer's Idaho Cuisine. Check out the nearby C.W. Moore Park and U.S. Assay Office for more historical wanderings.
Bogus Basin Ski Resort
URL: http://www.bogusbasin.com/
More Details: Located 16 miles north of Boise, off a twisting mountain road, this folksy ski resort is Boise's winter getaway. Offering great skiing day or night, Bogus has 58 runs, six ski lifts and cross-country skiing. Amenities include ski school, rental and retail shop, restaurants, sleigh rides and the Pioneer Inn Condominiums. Passes run from $20-37 for adults and are $10 for chidren.
Bogus Basin Ski Resort
URL: http://www.bogusbasin.com/
More Details: Located 16 miles north of Boise, off a twisting mountain road, this folksy ski resort is Boise's winter getaway. Offering great skiing day or night, Bogus has 58 runs, six ski lifts and cross-country skiing. Amenities include ski school, rental and retail shop, restaurants, sleigh rides and the Pioneer Inn Condominiums. Passes run from $20-37 for adults and are $10 for chidren.
Boise Airport
URL: http://www.ifly.com/ifly/boise-airport
More Details: Boise Airport serves Idaho's capital in the southwestern corner of the state. Several years ago increasing passenger volumes outgrew the airport's original capacity. In response, the airport initiated a long-term expansion plan with the first phase opening to the public in June 2003 and the second phase scheduled for completion in late 2004. The airport is served by 10 major airlines including two low cost options, Frontier and Southwest. United, which traces its beginnings to Boise, is the only airline to have served Boise continuously since 1933. The airport offers over 20 nonstop flights to cities primarily in the Western and Midwestern regions of the U.S.
Ada County Courthouse
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More Details: The original 1860s courthouse had a first floor jail that allowed prisoners to strike up conversations with passersby. Gone are those laid back days. Today the 1939 courthouse, built by the Works Progress Administration, is an austere nine-story edifice. Designed by the well-respected Boise architects, Tourtellotte and Hummel, the building is fashioned from Indiana limestone in the Starved Classical style, which resembles Art Deco architecture. Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse is near the Idaho State Capitol Building and still houses Ada County offices.
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