Sights in Boise
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Idaho State Historical Museum
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Idaho State Capitol
The joy of US state capitol buildings is that visitors can wander in spontaneously for free to admire some of the nation's best architecture. The Boise building, constructed from native sandstone, celebrates the neoclassical style in vogue when it was built in 1920. It was extensively refurbished in 2010 and is now heated with geothermal hot water.
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Boise River & Greenbelt
Laid out in the 1960s, the tree-lined riverbanks of the Boise River protect 30 miles of vehicle-free trails and, in more recent times, have come to personify Boise's 'city of trees' credentials. In summer, the river is insanely popular for its floating and tubing. The put-in point is Barber Park 6 miles east of downtown from where you can float 5 miles downstream to the take-out point at Ann Morrison Park. There are four rest-stops en route and a shuttle bus ($3) runs from the take-out point.
The most central and action-packed space on the Greenbelt, 90-acre Julia Davis Park contains the Idaho State Historical Museum with well thought-out exhibits on Lewis and Clark; and…
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Boise Art Museum
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Basque Museum & Cultural Center
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Basque Block
Unbeknownst to many, Boise harbors one of the largest Basque populations outside Spain. The European émigrés first arrived in Idaho in the 1910s to pursue jobs in shepherding and elements of their distinct culture can be glimpsed along Grove St between 6th St and Capitol Blvd. Sandwiched between the ethnic taverns, restaurants and bars is Basque Museum & Cultural Center a commendable effort to unveil the intricacies of Basque culture and how it was transposed 6000 miles west to Idaho. Language lessons in Euskara, Europe's oldest language, are held here, while next door in the Anduiza Fronton Building there's a Basque handball court where aficionados play the…
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Anduiza Fronton Building
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