SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURS
SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOURS at your fingertips
Welcome to Preservation Idaho’s self-guided audio walking tours of historic neighborhoods in Idaho. We are proud to offer our newest, easily accessible walking tour option - SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOURS. Can't make one of our guided tours? No problem, we have recorded some of our best tour guides giving their tours which can be accessed online.
These tours work best accessed on your mobile device. On these self-guided walking tours, you’ll learn from local architectural historians about historic places, buildings and their architecture, and historic preservation efforts to preserve and protect Idaho’s historic places. Invite your friends and family and enjoy a guided stroll through beautiful historic neighborhoods!
We hope you enjoy these accessible tours in the River Street Neighborhood in Boise, the Hyde Park Historic District in Boise’s North End, and in downtown Idaho Falls. Preservation Idaho also offers group tours led by knowledgeable guides and volunteers. For more information about the WalkAbout Boise and ArchWalks tours, click HERE.
RIVER STREET NEIGHBORHOOD tour, a WALKABOUT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Photo courtesy Boise City Archives, John Hardy Family Collection, MS084
Welcome to Preservation Idaho's River Street Neighborhood Tour, a WalkAbout at Your Fingertips in Boise! Experience this 1-hour self-guided walking/driving audiovisual tour to immerse yourself in the rich history of one of the city's most important multicultural districts. Historic photographs and first-person stories bring diverse people and special places to life. Let us take you on an unforgettable and surprising trip through one of Boise's most unique neighborhoods.
We recommend accessing this tour on a mobile device with headphones and experiencing the tour in person. The tour can be enjoyed solo or with a group. This tour is free of charge.
Featuring tour narrators: Emily Fritchman-Mahaney, M.A., Public Historian & Tour Creator, and Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb, Former Idaho Senator, Founder of Sojourner Coaching, and Steering Committee Member.
Special thanks to: The Basque Museum and Cultural Center, John Bertram and JanyRae Seda, Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb, Downtown Boise Neighborhood Association, Dan Everhart, Emily Fritchman-Mahaney, M.A., Alvon Griffin, Jr., Idaho Black History Museum, Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historic Preservation Office, David Kociol, St. Paul Baptist Church, Studio A, Thrive Web Designs, Treasure Valley NAACP, Boise City Department of Arts & History, and City of Boise.
This Preservation Idaho program has been funded by National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Telling the Full History Preservation Fund, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this tour do not necessarily represent those of the National Trust or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
A big thank you to ESP Print + Mail for sponsoring our printing projects!
IDAHO FALLS tour, a WALKABOUT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Photo courtesy Museum of Idaho.
Join us for Preservation Idaho's Idaho Falls Tour, a WalkAbout at Your Fingertips in downtown Idaho Falls. Experience this 1-hour self-guided walking/driving audiovisual tour through 100+ years of history and architecture. This interesting and entertaining tour introduces you to structures, landscapes, history, and stories that make downtown Idaho Falls unique and captivating.
Once purchased, you will have access to this tour for 48 Hours. We recommend accessing this tour on a mobile device with headphones and experiencing the tour in person. The tour can be enjoyed solo or with a group. This tour is $10 per download (plus processing fees).
Special thanks to Julie Braun Williams, Historian & Tour Creator, TAG Historical Research & Consulting (Barbara Perry Bauer + Elizabeth Jacox), David Kociol, Museum of Idaho, Studio A, and, Thrive Web Designs.
This Preservation Idaho program is made possible by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this tour do not necessarily represent those of the Idaho Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
HYDE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT tour, a WALKABOUT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Photo courtesy Dan Everhart.
Join us for Preservation Idaho’s Hyde Park Historic District Tour, a WalkAbout at Your Fingertips in Boise. On this self-guided walking/driving audiovisual tour of Boise’s first suburban commercial district. You’ll learn about historic places, buildings and their architecture, and historic preservation efforts to preserve and protect this quintessential piece of Boise’s architectural history.
Once purchased, you will have access to this tour for 48 Hours. We recommend accessing this tour on a mobile device with headphones and experiencing the tour in person. The tour can be enjoyed solo or with a group. This tour is $10 per download (plus processing fees).
Special thanks to Dan Everhart and Gaby Thomason.