43 Things To Do In Boise

Things to Do in Boise

At Hotel 43, you’re in the center of everything. Here are 43 of our favorite things to do Downtown.

  • Enjoy the best steak in the city and live jazz at swanky Chandler’s Steakhouse, just 43 steps from our lobby
  • Visit the city Rose Garden in Julia Davis Park
  • Catch a movie at the historic Egyptian Theatre
  • Reflect at the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
  • Have a burger and local brew on the patio of Bittercreek Alehouse
  • Run, walk or bike the Greenbelt along the Boise River
  • See what’s up at the Boise Art Museum
  • Count the murals downtown
  • Try on wedges, slides, pumps and platforms at Shoez in BoDo
  • Get the shoeshine of your life at Downtown Shoe Repair on 10th
  • Catch a Boise State Football game and see the Broncos on the famous blue turf
  • Mosey through Idaho Wine Country on your own private tour with Winery Seekers
  • Visit the famous Basque Block for chorizo or paella, Basque history and a good time
  • Check out a Broadway show - in Boise at the Morrison Center
  • Enjoy Interesting Decor and must-have tableside guacamole bar at Barbacoa
  • Must have breakfast at Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro-Be prepared to wait in line!  But it is worth it! 
  • Check out a show at Eagle River Pavilion, an outdoor concert experience just a few miles away
  • Step in to the Old Ada County Courthouse to see WPA murals many find controversial
  • See an exciting Boise Steelheads hockey game, up close and personal
  • Hear live symphony at the Boise Philharmonic, which draws musicians from around the world
  • Stroll the art galleries downtown—you may find something irresistible
  • Check out the Red Feather Lounge a swanky place for fresh cocktails and seasonally inspired local cuisine
  • Get soaked in the fountain at Grove Plaza
  • Do some serious shopping in BoDo
  • Take your picture with Lewis and Clark, bronze statues by the Old Post Office downtown
  • Then go see Sacagawea’s bronze in front of the Idaho Historical Museum
  • Buy a weird chochke in the gift shop at the Flying M Coffeehouse
  • Meet the locals at Pengilly’s Saloon for great conversation and top-notch live music
  • Eat a cherry scone as big as your head at Big City Coffee on Grove St.
  • Go out for sushi at Shige
  • Find lavish papers, notes, invitations, and gorgeous frippery at Paisley Roberts stationers
  • Shop for fresh flowers, produce and local goods at the Capitol City Market
  • Visit Goody’s old-fashioned ice cream and candy shop in Hyde Park
  • See an avant-garde play at Boise Contemporary Theatre
  • Hear the African American story at the Idaho Black History Museum
  • Stroll through Old Boise and check out the brickwork
  • Bicytaxi - Fun way to view Boise! 
  • Experience Opera Idaho, where it’s okay to weep in the aisles
  • Browse CD’s at The Record Exchange, with its completely muraled exterior
  • Just 30 minutes drive from Hotel 43, find the Sunny Slope Wine Trail - 16 great wineries including Huston Vineyards
  • Sip a locally-distilled gin and tonic at Bardenay, America’s first restaurant distillery
  • Head to the East End to see geothermally heated mansions on historic Warm Springs Avenue
  • Visit the 1925 Boise Depot and its gardens overlooking the city