Idaho

6 places and 10 sights on our lists.

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Places in Idaho

Must-See

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Nature · National parks

Yellowstone

Wyoming, Montana and Idaho

Half the world's geysers, plus bison and wolves you can actually see.

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Mountains · Lakes

Coeur d'Alene

Idaho

A lakefront resort town in the Idaho Panhandle, with a floating golf green and a 25-mile lake.

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Nature · Volcanoes

Craters of the Moon

Idaho

A huge black lava sea with cinder cones and caves in Idaho. Apollo astronauts trained here.

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Mountains · Skiing

Sun Valley and the Sawtooths

Idaho

America's first destination ski resort, where Hemingway lived, and the wild Sawtooth Range nearby.

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Nature · Scenic drives

The Palouse

Washington and Idaho

Rolling wheat hills that glow green and gold in late spring and summer, a favorite of landscape photographers.

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Sights in Idaho

Yellowstone 10 sights

Also in Idaho

Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.

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