Old Idaho Penitentiary Site

Wasn't open due to Halloween weekend evening events, but looked pretty cool from the outside. The Women's Ward was open & had very good historical information & stories.
Only here for a day, but would've loved to get the guided tour!

Awesome place to wander the grounds and learn a little history. The weapon museum on site is awesome as well! Dusty grounds and some stairs if you're feeling adventurous, so I don't recommend wearing sandles. Spent about an hour and a half here to see the main structure but there were more surrounding buildings we didn't get to.

A great historical site with plenty of interesting information. Inside the prison, there's also an extensive weapons collection on display for free.

The $3 guided tour is 100% worth it. Our guide, Jack, was super knowledgeable and clearly cared about sharing information with us. The tour includes stories and background which you can't get from just the signs.

Very informative tour guide.

Our guide was very animated with his stories about the prisoner life. Some of his stories have me goosebumps.

After the tour when everyone left, we asked about if there have been any paranormal events. That's when it got really interesting.

Highly recommended.

So awesome! So much history. Plus so much to explore. Best part is they let you your the prison by yourself, and have information plastered all over the place. Definitely worth the price. Gift shop is a tad speedy. But overall an amazing experience😁