A wonderful touring experience can be had "all aboard" Boise Trolley Tours. You can travel in an open-air trolley car and explore several local historic locations, including the Basque Block, Julia Davis Park, the Idaho State Capital and more. The trolley is available for charter as well as individual tour rides. Tours depart from the Kit Carson Cafe at 11a and 1p May through September. Please visit their website for more information.
Idaho's main provider of helicopter tours is located about 20 miles west of Boise, just off Interstate 84 in Caldwell. Offering informative tours of one the longest rivers in America, the twisting and winding Snake River, this guide service also offers after-dinner trips to other tourist attractions. Wannabe pilots can even try their hand at flying a helicopter through one of the various classes offered.
Idaho Horse Park is a park where you can go if you want to see horse races and competitions. The park hosts regular events like horse races, horse shows, expos, rodeos and more.
Hugging the Boise River, Boise's only university opened its doors in 1932 as a small private college. Today, it hosts more than 15,000 students on a 100-acre complex. Conveniently located across the river from Julia Davis Park, the university is home to the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, and Bronco Stadium. Other campus highlights include the 1866 Christ Chapel, Idaho's oldest Protestant church and the Hemingway Western Studies Center, housing a variety of Hemingway papers and other artifacts.
