The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Northern Rockies

Stop 2 · Days 519–521

Boise

Boise, ID

Idaho's surprisingly hip capital — a geothermal statehouse, a green riverside path through the middle of town, and the largest Basque community in the country.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Boise hotel

    Near the Greenbelt and the Basque Block.

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You gotta eat this

  • Basque tapas & chorizo

    On the Basque Block downtown.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 519Day 519 — Capital & GreenbeltFull day · 5h planned
  2. 520Day 520 — Foothills & HistoryFull day · 3h planned
  3. 521Day 521 — East to the lavaDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols
  • Museums & History
  • Outdoor & Water Activities