Boise for Labor Day weekend: The mellow version.
August 27, 2013 12:59 PM Subscribe
We will be in Boise this weekend (Aug 31-Sept 2). Throw me your recommendations for relaxing & trying to enjoy ourselves despite the circumstances.
My husband's Grandmother, who he is very close to, is entering hospice and the family has been called to Nampa, ID for one last goodbye with her.
I am not exactly sure how much free time we will have during the day, but we certainly will have nights open.
Our hotel is in Boise, so any suggestions on places to eat and maybe an "if you need to get away from the sad" little adventure in between those two places would be most welcome.
Please don't send me to loud bars or places with 10,000 screaming children. I don't think our tolerance level will be up to its usual self.
We love: Anything Old West, creepy things that are allegedly haunted, theater, oddities, really cool cemeteries.
We'd love to eat at: Great pizza or burger places. Great Mexican places. Or anything mid-range local that we must check out- neither of us are planning on a fancy dinner though- we're driving from PDX so assume we're leaving our fancy clothes at home.
I did see this question from 2008, but I wanted to ask in case anything is new.
My husband's Grandmother, who he is very close to, is entering hospice and the family has been called to Nampa, ID for one last goodbye with her.
I am not exactly sure how much free time we will have during the day, but we certainly will have nights open.
Our hotel is in Boise, so any suggestions on places to eat and maybe an "if you need to get away from the sad" little adventure in between those two places would be most welcome.
Please don't send me to loud bars or places with 10,000 screaming children. I don't think our tolerance level will be up to its usual self.
We love: Anything Old West, creepy things that are allegedly haunted, theater, oddities, really cool cemeteries.
We'd love to eat at: Great pizza or burger places. Great Mexican places. Or anything mid-range local that we must check out- neither of us are planning on a fancy dinner though- we're driving from PDX so assume we're leaving our fancy clothes at home.
I did see this question from 2008, but I wanted to ask in case anything is new.
Tube down the river! Or if you have a decent chunk if time drive out to Idaho City - a semi-ghost town.
posted by Jess the Mess at 4:19 PM on August 27, 2013
posted by Jess the Mess at 4:19 PM on August 27, 2013
Seconding Idaho City and the Old Pen, both western / creepy. Idaho City also has Pioneer Cemetery (Not the one in Boise) here:
Google Maps Link
posted by Hatashran at 7:22 PM on August 27, 2013
Google Maps Link
posted by Hatashran at 7:22 PM on August 27, 2013
Best answer: The Old Pen and the Basque Block are absolutely great--try Bar Gernika for some beer and Basque eats. Head to the Egyptian Theater or the Flicks if you want to see a movie.The Basque Block and the Egyptian are both downtown--there's plenty of little coffee shops, bars, and restaurants if you hike around. Check out the old architecture.
Idaho City is interesting, but it's at least a 60 mile drive from Nampa, and you'd want to spend an afternoon. There is a hot springs pool, but you'd have to check the hours. Spring Shore/Lucky Peak Dam is about half the distance from Nampa on the way to Idaho City--there's a sandy beach and a place to swim.
The World Center For Birds of Prey is a fun place if you like the birds. The Idaho Historical Museum is located near Julia Davis Park and across from the Boise Art Museum, not too far from Railroad Park, which is a fun place to sit and drink a soda and look out at the city and the Capitol Building.
You can walk the Green Belt along the Boise River. There's the MK Nature Center (free) and the Botanical Gardens (pay) if you're not getting enough nature.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:32 PM on August 27, 2013
Idaho City is interesting, but it's at least a 60 mile drive from Nampa, and you'd want to spend an afternoon. There is a hot springs pool, but you'd have to check the hours. Spring Shore/Lucky Peak Dam is about half the distance from Nampa on the way to Idaho City--there's a sandy beach and a place to swim.
The World Center For Birds of Prey is a fun place if you like the birds. The Idaho Historical Museum is located near Julia Davis Park and across from the Boise Art Museum, not too far from Railroad Park, which is a fun place to sit and drink a soda and look out at the city and the Capitol Building.
You can walk the Green Belt along the Boise River. There's the MK Nature Center (free) and the Botanical Gardens (pay) if you're not getting enough nature.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:32 PM on August 27, 2013
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The Farmer's market is more of a mid-day/morning thing. It's very relaxing.
posted by hot_monster at 2:56 PM on August 27, 2013