Idaho City Historic District Walking Tour

Overview

Your tour guide Rhonda Jameson is the Chairman of the Idaho City Historic Preservation Commission, past Museum Curator and Oral history collector. She has been giving tours for over 20 years, and can gain entrance for you, into the some of the most interesting historic buildings in Idaho, as well as bring the history of the Wild West alive with stories.

City: Idaho

Sun 01 Jun

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Starting at $5.00

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Sun 01 Jun

Starting at $5.00

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What's Included

Guided Tour

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Idaho City

As you roam the wooden boardwalks and explore the historic buildings, of the Idaho City Historic District, your guide will take you back in time to the 1860's, when Idaho City was the "Queen of the Gold Camps and the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest. Visit the Courthouse and see where Herman St. Clair was sentence to be hung, for shooting his mining partner in the back. Explore the Vaults in the Miners Exchange and sit in Saloon, where county commissioners still have their meetings, Today, sitting behind the bar. Learn about the dramatic history of fires and how that influenced the architecture. Walk through the first Idaho Territorial Penitentiary and see the writing on the walls, left by prisoners in the 1800's. Peek in the windows of the houses in the Historic Village and learn about mining techniques that were used to extract more gold from the area, than anywhere else in the country. In short, Relive the days of yesteryear, and make memories For Today!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (5)

fungramma51

Sep 2024

There really isn’t much there and everything was closed. They’re only open summers or weekends. One store, which was nice, finally opened. The original courthouse is there and is still in use so if court isn’t in session you can peek in (or maybe get a tour from the sheriff if you’re lucky). There are only a few of the old original buildings left. There is a pioneer cemetery a bit out of town, somewhat of a misnomer as it’s still the cemetery in use for the town now. It was up a hill and laid out very irregularly due to the hill.

ThomasTCat

Aug 2023

We came to Idaho City because this Historic Walking District looked like a town right out of the movie "Paint Your Wagon". We walked all around by ourselves, and it would have been so much fun to have Rhonda take us on a tour and tell us all about the history and the stories associated with the old buildings. I'm sure we missed out on a great tour. We enjoyed being there and imagining what life must have been like during the gold rush in the 1860's.

LORIN836

Jun 2022

Very interesting guided walking tour of Idaho City. Our guide, Rhonda, is very knowledgeable sharing the History and background of this unique little town. I brought a group from my destination family reunion and we all enjoyed our tour.