Explore nature through the attractions at Zoo Boise. You can feed the goats, sheep and llamas at the Zoo Farm. Come nose to nose with the giraffes. Hop around with Parma and Bennett's wallabies and kookaburras at Wallyaby Walkabout. It's a zoo-per day!
The hottest music ticket belongs to the Boise Music Festival. Meet your friends at Ann Morrison Park and experience five stages hosting performances by bands in the ranks with artists like Macy Gray, Bret Michaels of Poison, and the Backstreet Boys. While you're there, pick a BBQ contest winner, eat BBQ, drink beer and shop craft vendor booths for unique goods.
Mine rocks, minerals and fossils at Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, located next to the Old Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho's Historical District. Unearth 4.6 billion years of earth stories at the Mysterious Deep Time Room Exhibit. Pocket rocks from the Geo Store souvenir gift shop and check out events like the Rock Party.
Have a blooming good time exploring nature's most colorful attractions at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Meander through a colorful and fragrant living museum that's in bloom with an Herb Garden, Foothills Native Plant Garden, Children's Adventure Garden, Carnivorous Plant Collection, Mediterranean Garden, Summer Succulent Garden and more never-ending blooms than you can imagine.