Local museums and libraries

Treasure Valley museums serve up curiosities from paintings and planes to trains and moustache cups. Here’s a roundup of where to find some of the most interesting, entertaining,inexpensive and educational diversions in our area.

  • Basque Museum and Cultural Center, 611 Grove St., Boise — 343-2671. Admission: $1 adults; free for children under 12.
  • Boise Art Museum, 670 S. Julia Davis Drive, at Julia Davis Park, Boise — 345-8330. Admission: $5 general; $3 seniors and college students; $1 children grades 1-12; free for children under 6 and BAM members. See www.boiseartmuseum.org.
  • Canyon County Historical Museum, 1200 Front St., downtown Nampa — 467-7611. Admission by donation.
  • Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise — 343-9895. Admission: $6 adults; $3.50 for kids 3-12; free for kids under 2; $5 seniors; members admitted free. See www.scidaho.org.
  • Idaho Botanical Gardens, 2355 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise — 343-8649. Admission: $4 general; $3 seniors; $2 children 6-12; free for children 5 and under. See www.avocet.net/ibg.
  • Boise Basin Historical Museum, corner of Montgomery and Wall Streets, Idaho City — 392-4550. Admission: $5 for family; $2 general; $1.50 seniors and students.
  • Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Dr., Boise — 334-2120. Admission by donation.
  • Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise — 368-6080. Admission: $4 general; $3 children 6-12 and seniors; free for children 5 and under.
  • Our Memories Museum, 1122 Main St., Caldwell — 459-1413. Admission by donation.
  • Peregrine Fund World Center for Birds of Prey, 566 W. Flying Hawk Lane, Boise — 362-8687. Admission: $4 adults; $3 seniors; $2 students 4-16; free under 4.
  • Warhawk Air Museum, 201 Municipal Dr., Nampa airport — 465-6446. Admission: $4 general admission, $3 for seniors 65 and older and for kids 4-9, younger than 4 free.

Area libraries

  • Albertson’s Library, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., 426-1204.
  • Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., 384-4076.
  • Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn, 459-3242.
  • Lizard Butte Public Library, Suite 105 Owyhee Plaza, Main St., Marsing. Open M-F, noon to 6 p.m. (208) 896-4690.
  • Meridian Library Old Town Branch, 18 E. Idaho Ave., 888-3828.
  • Middleton Public Library, 307 E. Main, 585-3931.
  • Nampa Public Library, 101 11th Ave. S., 465-2263.
  • Terteling Library, Albertson College, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 459-5506.
  • Riley Library, NNU, 611 E. Dewey, 467-8607.
  • Star Library, 10706 W. State St. Suite D, Mira Plaza, 286-9755.
  • Wilder Public Library, 207 A Ave., 482-7880.

For more information on local and other Idaho libraries, see www.lili.org/ libraries/idaholib.html

This guide was produced by the Idaho Press-Tribune news staff. For questions or suggestions, call Assistant Managing Editor David Woolsey at 465-8112 or e-mail newsroom@idahopress.com.