A mixture of forested mountains, alpine peaks, wildflower meadows, deep river canyons, and high plains deserts, Idaho is a paradise for golf, skiing, fly fishing, and river rafting. Boise, the capital, is the state's largest city and airline hub. North of Boise are golf, lake, and ski resorts from McCall in the south to Sandpoint and Coeur D'Alene in the north. East of Boise are the ski slopes of Ketchum and Sun Valley. East of Sun Valley are Craters of the Moon National Monument, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and the small town of Island Park just across the border from Yellowstone National Park. Boise's Basque Museum and Cultural Center reflects having the largest Basque population in the U.S. Reflecting Idaho's diverse heritage, near the Idaho Historical Museum in Boise's Julia Davis Park is the Idaho Black History Museum's chronicle of the slave York who served the Lewis & Clark Expedition. After a family visit to the Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey and an outdoor performance at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the next stop after Boise is likely to be Payette Lake in McCall or Sun Valley and Ketchum. About 100 miles north of Boise, past Cascade Lake, McCall takes you to the shores of Payette Lake. Go golfing, fishing, hiking, biking, waterskiing, sailing, boating, or whitewater river rafting. Ski or snowshoe Brundage Mountain or Tamarack Resorts, as well as Ponderosa State Park in winter. Ice skate year-round at Manchester Ice & Event Centre. About 450 miles north of Boise, there are resort lakes near skiing and golf at Coeur d'Alene, Hayden Lake, and Sandpoint. Golf, tennis, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, rafting, and hunting are popular in Sun Valley and Ketchum. Sockeye salmon may no longer do much spawning in Redfish Lake, but the boating and mountain scenery in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area make the short trip north to Stanley worthwhile. When the snows come the whole family will head for the slopes of Soldier Mountain, Bald Mountain, Dollar Mountain, or the Sun Valley Resort. A tiny forested town of about 250 people, Island Park has a large reservoir with fishing and boating, as well as Henry's Fork of the Snake River for fly fishing. It's only 15 miles from Yellowstone as well.
Restaurants in Idaho
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Producing ultra-premium wines from locally grown grapes, we are inspired to bring notoriety back to the Lewis-Clark Valley as a world renown wine growing area.
This is the2020 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year, so you know the wine is going to be good, and it was. The tasting room was pleasant and we had it to ourselves--an advantage to visiting on a weekday. There was a nice variety of reds, whites, and a Syrah-based rose. The Lochsa Chardonnay is not oaked and very refreshing.
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Our favorite winery, when visiting Caldwell area. First, they were the only winery that didn't charge us for a tasting, and therefore we bought several bottles of wine from them. We liked their wines and the young man (sorry - can't remember his name; but see attached picture) that attended to us was very friendly and knowledgeable about the company and their wines. I appreciated their concern regarding the Covid issue, in keeping us safe. Would highly recommend visiting this Winery. PS: Call ahead - reservations are recommended.
5.0 based on 21 reviews
I enjoyed some beer with my wife at this quaint little taproom. It’s very cozy with the comfort of a fireplace.
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Did 4 winery in Snake River AVA today and this was best by far. Wife really like red ice wine. Has distilled spirit s too but you can't taste them because of ID's weird liquor laws
4.5 based on 105 reviews
Grand Teton Brewing Company is located at the base of the Teton Mountains within the city limits of Victor, Idaho. Come visit us at the brewery to taste our beers and peruse our retail space! Our Retail and Tasting hours are Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.Grand Teton Brewing Company is committed to crafting only the highest quality ales and lagers. We take measures at every point in our brewing, packaging and shipping process to ensure that we deliver only the best beers to you. Our Quality Manager performs multiple tests of every batch at every stage and conducts daily tastings of our finished brews to guarantee that only the best possible beers make the journey from our brewery to your glass.We believe that Teton Valley, Idaho is the best place on earth to craft beer. Our water is glacial run-off, filtered over 300-500 years by Teton Mountain granite and limestone before it surfaces at a spring a half mile from the brewery. Teton Valley grows the world’s best malting barley, and Southern Idaho includes some of the finest hop farms in the world.Grand Teton Brewing Company is an 11,000 square foot building that includes production and packaging facilities, walk in cold storage and warm conditioning as well as our Pub, which also serves as both a tasting room and retail shop.
Great service, delicious brews, i interesting ownership history, local Idaho ingredients, will definitely have to return for the brewery tour.
4.5 based on 58 reviews
We have been wine club members here for a couple of years now- all their wines are great- haven't had anything I didn't like. We are always treated like family when we visit - Tasting room staff member, Devin, is so helpful and attentive. The winery is cozy and great for an afternoon or evening of great fun and wine. They host many events, live music, paint nights... a real gem in CDA
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