Old Idaho Penitentiary
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Old Idaho Penitentiary

Boise · Southwest Idaho

100 years of Wild West prison history.

This territorial prison operated from 1872 to 1973 and is now one of only a handful of its kind open to the public. Walk the cell blocks, solitary confinement and gallows, and hear stories of famous inmates. It sits at the foot of the foothills next to the Idaho Botanical Garden.

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