Entertainment Districts in Boise

Boise's historic Depot area serves as the gateway to the city's most outstanding park and entertainment complex — the Boise River Greenbelt, a 25-mile system of parks along the Boise River connecting neighborhoods to Downtown, creating the most walkable urban greenspace in the Mountain West. The Depot's extraordinary visual presence (the most iconic landmark in Boise) and its surrounding park system create an entertainment district of unusual natural beauty for a Mountain West city.

Boise River Greenbelt presents 25 miles of scenic biking and walking paths through downtown Boise.

Downtown Boise's entertainment district is one of America's most remarkable mid-size city success stories — a walkable urban core where outstanding restaurants, craft breweries, and independent music venues create a complete entertainment environment that attracts residents from across the Pacific Northwest. Downtown Boise's extraordinary combination of outdoor recreation access, outstanding food and drink culture, and genuine community spirit creates a downtown entertainment district of exceptional quality for a city of its size.

8th Street is Boise's most vibrant entertainment corridor — a pedestrian-friendly downtown street where outstanding restaurants, craft cocktail bars, and live music venues create the most concentrated entertainment experience in Idaho. Its extraordinary transformation into one of the Mountain West's finest urban entertainment streets and its consistent support for independent businesses create a corridor of genuine Boise community vitality.

Julia Davis Park presents Zoo Boise, the Boise Art Museum, and the Idaho State Historical Museum along the Boise River.

MK Nature Center presents an urban wildlife walk-through habitat exhibit in downtown Boise.

Boise's North End is the city's most beloved historic residential and entertainment neighborhood — a tree-lined community where Hyde Park's outstanding independent restaurants and bars create a genuine neighborhood entertainment experience. Hyde Park's extraordinary preservation of Boise's historic Victorian residential character and its walkable commercial streets create a neighborhood entertainment district of authentic Idaho community spirit.

Old Idaho Penitentiary presents guided tours of a decommissioned territorial prison in Boise, Idaho.

Table Rock Trailhead presents panoramic Boise skyline views from a foothills sandstone mesa.

Treefort Music Festival transforms downtown Boise into an annual five-day music and arts extravaganza — with 450+ acts performing across 30+ venues throughout the city each spring, Treefort has become one of America's most respected independent music festivals. The festival's emphasis on emerging artists across genres from across North America, combined with Boise's intimate downtown scale, creates a music discovery experience that draws attendees from throughout the Pacific Northwest.

World Center for Birds of Prey presents peregrine falcon and California condor breeding programs south of Boise.