As such, I feel most people would enjoy visiting the Aquarium. But it was different and totally indoors. Yes it was smaller than almost every other aquarium I been to before. We had a good time visiting the Aquarium of Boise. It's always a good start when you do have to pay to park. Parking was adequate and right in front of the building. Small children would probably really like this because it would be less overwhelming compared to an Orca jumping out of a pool and scaring them. There were not only fish and eels, small sharks and stingrays. But, they have some fun things to see and learn about. No this is a smaller indoor building with smaller tanks. But you will not be seeing dolphins, penguins, or whales. Yes they have some sizable fish that are fairly large for a small tank. They do not have any fish that is really considered large. You of course exit through the gift shop. You then proceed across the front of the building then it wraps back around the back. It's designed to start in the front left corner. Actually it's quite small being in a smaller warehouse. But hey it saves you a couple of bucks if you qualify. They had discount rates if you were either over 55 years old, or a US Veteran. We waited a few minutes for our turn to pay our admission to enter. They were pretty busy, but not overly so. We visited the Aquarium of Boise on a Sunday afternoon in June, 2023. If you're in town or a local, consider visiting or donating so that Boise can continue to have a place for conservation, education, and outreach. Zoo Boise's Master Plan includes new exhibits, enclosures, and much needed revitalization. I sincerely hope Zoo Boise receives funding needed to achieve its Master Plan outlined in 2021. There's nothing bad about the experience, but for the state's capitol, the zoo leaves a lot to be desired. The butterfly enclosure is well done, and I encourage visitors to see it when in it's in season. Animals do have a tendency to prefer hiding in their enclosures, but many animals can be seen throughout a typical visit. Most of their exhibits appear small and are very dated. The zoo does not wow visitors upon entry. I was pleased to support Zoo Boise the past year as a member, and would continue to support them if I was living in Boise long term.įinding parking is difficult as it's shared with the adjacent park, so be prepared. The cost of entry is low compared to other zoos. Zoo Boise is not the biggest or best kept zoo, though they do keep true to key mission goals of sustainability, conservation, and education. Parking is free for 2 hours, plus it's adjacent to Julia Davis park with much more 2 hour parking, and there's a playground right on the other side of the small bridge from the parking lot. I'd feel a lot better about it if the price were closer to around $20. To get my money's worth, I played with more than a few things, walked backwards through the Star Wars exhibit (it was early and there weren't too many people yet), then went through the whole thing again, took a good look through the fun gift shop, and even with all that, it was under an hour before I left. Once you're through that, there's one room with several hands-on "experiments" with slime, magnets, friction, etc, plus a fun play space for small kids, 4 and under, I think. The Star Wars exhibit takes up almost the entire space. As it is, I read everything, watched everything, took loads of pictures, and was still through it in 30 minutes. Maybe that would have made it a bit more impressive and interesting - wow, it took Bob from Detroit 230 hours to make this suit out of PVC! - something like that. It is impressive that it was all done by fans, though I wish there were more information about each piece - I already know the characters represented, I wanted to know more about who made what, how long it took them, the construction, etc. It's 95% painted models with a few larger-scale set ups that are great for photo ops. I came for the Star Wars exhibit and it *is* really cool - but I guess I was expecting more for the ticket price of nearly $30.
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