List of museums in Idaho

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This list of museums in Idaho contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.

Name Town/City County Region Type Summary
Appaloosa Museum Moscow Latah North Central History Website
Bannock County Historical Museum Pocatello Bannock Eastern History Website
Basque Museum & Cultural Center Boise Ada Southwest Ethnic - Basque-American Website
Bingham County Historical Museum Blackfoot Bingham Southeast History Website
Blaine County Historical Museum Hailey Blaine Central History Website
Boise Art Museum Boise Ada Southwest Art Website
Boise Basin Museum Idaho City Boise Southwest History Website
Boise State University Vertebrate Museum Boise Ada Southwest Natural history Website
Bonner County Historical Museum Sandpoint Bonner Northern History Website
Boundary County Museum Bonners Ferry Boundary Northern History Website
Cambridge Museum Cambridge Washington Southwest History Website
Captain John Mullan Museum Mullan Shoshone Northern History Website
Cassia County Museum Burley Cassia South Central History Website
Clearwater Historical Museum Orofina Clearwater North Central History Website
Collectors' Corner Museum Idaho Falls Bonneville Southeast Toy / Collectibles Website
Council Valley Museum Council Adam Southwest History Website
Crystal Gold Mine Museum Kellogg Shoshone Northern Industry - Mining Website
Discovery Center of Idaho Boise Ada Southwest Science
Elk River Museum Elk River Clearwater North Central History Website
Fort Hall Pocatello Bannock Eastern Historic site
Gem County Historical Society and Museum Emmett Gem Southwest History Website
Glenns Ferry Historical Museum Glenns Ferry Elmore Southwest History Website
Hagerman Valley Historical Museum Hagerman Gooding South Central History Website
Herrett Center for Arts and Science
at the College of Southern Idaho		 Twin Falls Twin Falls South Central Anthropology - Native American / Science / Art Website, exhibits Native American artifacts, planetarium with gallery and observatory, and student art
Hess Heritage Museum Ashton Fremont Southeast History Website
Historical Museum at St. Gertrude Cottonwood Idaho North Central History Website
Historic Hughes House Museum St. Maries Benewah Northern Historic house Website
Idaho Black History Museum Boise Ada Southwest History Website
Idaho Historical Museum Boise Ada Southwest History Website
Idaho Military History Museum Boise Ada Southwest Military Website
Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology Boise Ada Southwest Industry - Mining / Science - Geology Website
Idaho Museum of Natural History Pocatello Bannock Eastern Natural history Website
Idaho Potato Museum Blackfoot Bingham Southeast Food - Potato Website
J. Howard Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum Pierce Clearwater North Central Industry - Timber Website
Jefferson County Pioneer Museum Rigby Jefferson Southeast History Website
Jerome County Historical Museum Jerome Jerome South Central History Website, includes profile of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television
Lawson's Emu-Z-um Grand View Owyhee Southwest History Website
Legacy Flight Museum Rexburg Madison Southeast Aerospace Website
Lemhi County Historical Museum Salmon Lemhi Central History Website, Museum and Archives of Lewis and Clark
Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History Lewiston Nez Perce North Central Art Website
Lochsa Historical Ranger Station Museum Kooskia Idaho North Central History Website
McConnell Mansion Museum Moscow Latah North Central Historic house Website
Minidoka County Historical Museum Rupert Minidoka South Central History Website
MK Nature Center Boise Ada Southwest Natural history Website
Mountain Home Historical Museum Mountain Home Elmore Southwest History Website
Museum of Idaho Idaho Falls Bonneville Southeast Natural history / History Website
Museum of North Idaho Coeur d'Alene Kootenai Northern History Website
Nampa Train Depot Museum Nampa Canyon Southwest History Website
National Oregon/California Trail Center Montpelier Bear Lake Eastern History Website
Nez Perce County Historical Museum Lewiston Nez Perce North Central History Website
Nez Perce National Historical Park Spalding Nez Perce North Central Ethnic - Native American Spalding Visitor Center has a museum of the Nez Perce. Nez Perce National Historical Park has 38 sites spread over four states (Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington) with sites related to the Nez Perce.
Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum Wallace Shoshone Northern Railroad Website
Oakley Valley Historical Museum Oakley Cassia South Central History Website
Oasis Bordello Museum Wallace Shoshone Northern Industry - Prostitution Website
Old Idaho Penitentiary Wallace Shoshone Northern Historic site Website, includes J. Curtis Earl Arms Collection of historic arms and military memorabilia
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History Caldwell Canyon Southwest Natural history Website, part of College of Idaho
Our Memories Indian Creek Museum Caldwell Canyon Southwest History Website
Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library Murphy Owyhee Southwest History Website
Priest Lake Museum Coolin Boundary County Northern History Website
Priest River Museum and Timber Education Center Priest River Bonner Northern Industry - Timber Website
Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural and Education Center Salmon Lemhi Central Biography / History Website, focuses on Sacajawea, her people the Agaidika, and the Lewis and Clark expedition
Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Museum Fort Hall Bannock Eastern Ethnic - Native American Website
Shoshone Indian Ice Caves and Museum Shoshone Lincoln South Central Ethnic - Native American / Geology - Gems Website, lava ice cave and museum with Native American artifacts, minerals and gems
Sierra Silver Mine Tour Wallace Shoshone Northern Industry - Mining Website
Staff House Museum Kellogg Shoshone Northern Industry - Mining and smelting Website, also known as Shoshone County Mining & Smelting Museum
Teton Flood Museum Rexburg Madison Southeast History Website
Teton Valley Museum Driggs Teton Southeast History Website
Twin Falls County Historical Museum Twin Falls Twin Falls South Central History Website
Valley County Museum Donnelly Valley Southwest History Website
Wallace District Mining Museum Wallace Shoshone Northern Industry - Mining Website
Warhawk Air Museum Nampa Canyon Southwest Aerospace Website
Weippe Discovery Center Weippe Clearwater North Central History Website, library and museum, exhibits about Lewis and Clark
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame Boise Ada Southwest Hall of fame - Sports Website

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[edit] Regions

The Idaho Department of Commerce tourism division has divided the state into these seven regions which are used in the table above:[1]

  • Northern

Counties: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, and Shoshone,

Counties: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce

Counties: Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington

Counties: Blaine, Butte, Camas, Custer, and Lemhi

  • South Central

Counties: Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls

  • Southeast

Counties: Bingham, Bonneville, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton

  • Eastern

Counties: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, and Power

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Visit Idaho" Web page, Idaho Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 13, 2007

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Idaho counties
Idaho counties
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Museums in the United States