Captain John Mullan Museum
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Established in the former Liberty Theater, the Captain John Mullan Museum details the town of Mullan’s history using artifacts such as clothing,......
Learn MoreCoeur D'Alene River Wildlife Management Area
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After the discovery of gold, silver and lead in northwest Idaho in the 1800s, mining towns were built along the Coeur d’Alene River. The influx of......
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Located at the southern end of Lake Coeur d'Alene, on Harrison's main street, the Crane House Museum offers a glimpse of village life in the late......
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Weldon Heyburn (1852–1912), who served as one of Idaho’s senators from 1903 until his death in 1912, never wanted this stretch of lakefront to be a......
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Built in 1906, the Bunker Hill Staff House originally served as the primary residence of Stanley Easton--the General Manager of Bunker Hill & Sullivan......
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The Coeur d’Alene Mining District of Shoshone County has historically been the highest-producing silver mining district in the United States. On May......
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Nearly 10 years after Jesuit missionaries arrived in northern Idaho in 1842 upon the invitation of the Coeur d’Alene and Salish tribes, they built the......
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Founded in 1956 by Fred Levering, the Wallace District Mining Museum in Wallace, Idaho, tells the story of the historical Coeur d’Alene Mining......
Learn MoreBirthplace of Lana Turner
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Actress Lana Turner (1920–1995) was born Julia Jean Turner to Mildred Frances Cowan and John Virgil Turner at Providence Hospital on the east side of......
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Upon the discovery of silver, lead and zinc in the Coeur d’Alene Basin nearly 140 years ago, Idaho’s Shoshone County and its surrounding area became......
Learn MoreEdward Pulaski Tunnel and Placer Creek Escape Route
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On the night of July 26, 1910, a storm formed over the Bitterroot Mountains of the Idaho panhandle and western Montana. It was “not an isolated......
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Just off Interstate 90 in Kellogg, Idaho, sits the small, circular office of Miner’s Hat Realty. As unassuming as it may sound, this building has been......
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The Hughes House Museum has served as a fixture in the town of St. Maries since the 1900s. Constructed in 1902, the log cabin initially housed the St.......
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Just 13 miles east of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the Mullan Road Historic Site—a granite monument commemorating Captain John Mullan—sits on the side of......
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Just steps from the banks of Lake Coeur d’Alene, the Museum of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene gives visitors a chance to explore the region’s rich......
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The Northern Pacific Depot Museum in Wallace, Idaho, features several exhibits celebrating the railroading history of the 20th century, including a......
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Free admission and host of brand new exhibits featuring both abundant and endangered species from around the world. Don’t forget to drop by the Zoo’s most famous residents: giant pandas!