Discovery Center of Idaho

Discovery Center of Idaho is a museum in Ada, Idaho which is located on West Myrtle Street. Discovery Center of Idaho is situated nearby to Julia Davis Park, as well as near Ada County Courthouse.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “dcidaho.org”
Address: 131 West Myrtle Street, Boise, ID 83702

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Julia Davis Park and Zoo Boise.

Julia Davis Park

Park

Photo: Karakorum9, Public domain.

Julia Davis Park is a municipal park in the western United States, located in the downtown region of Boise, Idaho. Created in 1907 with a land donation from Thomas Jefferson Davis, it is the first park in the "String of Pearls", a series of parks along the Boise River operated by the city's Parks and Recreation Department.

Zoo Boise

Zoo

Photo: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zoo Boise is situated 910 feet west of Discovery Center of Idaho.

Idaho Black History Museum

Museum

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The Idaho Black History Museum is a museum of African American history and culture located at 508 Julia Davis Drive in Boise, Idaho, in the United States. It is the oldest African American museum in the Pacific Northwest. Idaho Black History Museum is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Discovery Center of Idaho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boise and Garden City.

Boise

Photo: Erality, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boise is the capital and largest city of Idaho. Boise offers numerous recreational opportunities, including extensive hiking and biking in the foothills to the immediate north of downtown.

Garden City

Town

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Garden City is a city in Ada County, Idaho. The population was 12,316 at the time of the 2020 census. Garden City is nearly surrounded by Boise but retains a separate municipal government. Garden City is situated 2 miles northwest of Discovery Center of Idaho.

Discovery Center of Idaho

Categories: science center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Ada, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.60851° or 43° 36′ 31″ north

Longitude

-116.19927° or 116° 11′ 57″ west

Open location code

85M5JR52+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 375105915

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5281878

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Highlights include Ada County Courthouse and University of Idaho College of Law.

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