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COEUR D'ALENE PUBLIC ART TOUR

Coeur d'Alene locations 

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Take a FREE self-guided tour of public art found at various sites in & around CdA - including parks, trailheads, beneath bridges, in the center of traffic round-abouts, on utility boxes & bike racks - even on the ceiling of a library!

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The whole family can view over 130 sculptures (metal, rock & carved wood), painted structures/murals/wraps, door inserts & more - look up, down, forward & backward - so none are missed.

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Look for umbrellas, cutthroat trout, fiddler crab, dung beetle, sailboats, "Arocknaphobia", fireman's helmet, a bun to sit on, stegosaurus, giant bike chain, fish skeleton, "Forks in the Road", octopus, moose, blue heron, allium, rainbow bridge & much more.

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Click HERE for the self-guided map & info about each piece of artwork & the creators. You'll find the names of the artwork clever as well.  

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Varies - Free!

Call ahead for hours of operation

ANTIQUE GUN SHOPPE & MILITARY ITEMS MUSEUM

2658 E. Ponderosa Blvd., Post Falls, ID

208-773-1320

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Open to the public & FREE! Glen Mattox's private collection features antique military items from numerous wars - rifles, handguns, cannons, swords, daggers, coins & Native American items.

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Varies - Free!

Varies  |  9:30-11 am, 1-4 pm

CITY OF COEUR D'ALENE FIRE STATIONS

Headquarters: 300 Foster Ave.

Station 1 - 320 E. Foster Ave.

Station 2 & Training Tower - 3850 N. Ramsey Rd.

Station 3 - 1500 N. 15th St.

Station 4 - 6564 N. Atlas Rd.

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Tours of local fire station are available upon request & last about 20 minutes. Included are viewing the fire engine & fire-fighting equipment. Talk to firemen too!
 

Birthday parties & groups are welcome but may not hold party festivities at the station.

Group size must be less than 30 with one adult per every 5 children.

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Tours should be scheduled at least 7 days in advance. Call 208-769-2340 from noon to 5 pm, or email avaladez@cdaid.org. 

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Varies - Free!

**Closed** temporarily

Tuesday through Saturday  |  9 am-3 pm

BIRD AVIATION MUSEUM & INVENTION CENTER

2678 W. Cessna Ave., Hayden, ID

208-758-8355

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Located at the Pappy Boyington Field (Coeur d'Alene Airport), Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center is open year-round Tuesday through Saturday. (Holiday closure dates for 2019 are Nov. 28-30 & Dec. 25-Jan. 1).

 

DR. FORREST BIRD flew airplanes from age 14 to 91, was an inventor (National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1995), & bio-medical engineer.

 

About 20 aircraft from pre-WWI to the present are rotated. Visitors (drive there or fly in) will also see a remarkable collection of medical & aerospace inventions. Kids can enjoy an educational play area too.

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Admission is FREE; however, a suggested donation of $5 per adults/$3 per child is appreciated. The museum is available for seminars, workshops & private events. 

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Varies - Free!

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POST FALLS HISTORY WALK

Post Falls locations 

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For "locals" & visitors, this self-guided tour takes walkers to historical sites & provides insight into the lives & times of past significant Post Falls citizens.

 

These tour locations are on the National Register of Historic Places:

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• Samuel & Ann Young's home, an unaltered late Victorian-Queen Anne style structure built in the 1900s

• Jacklin Center of Arts & Culture at the Old Church

• Treaty Rock Archeological Site with pictographs

• Washington Water Power Bridges

• Spokane Valley Irrigation Canal & Corbin Ditch Head Gate

• Falls Park, a 22-acre park with sensational views of the Spokane River & Falls, as well as a children's fishing pond

• Q'emiln Riverside Park, with a 40-acre trail system on the west side. Also has beautiful beach & picnic areas. What does Q'emiln mean? (Answer: "throat of the river")

• Captain John Mullan 14' Marble Statue

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Varies - Free!

TBA  |  5-8 pm

MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO

115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d'Alene, ID

208-664-3448

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On the 2nd Friday of each month during "ArtWalk" (April - Dec) & "MusicWalk" (Jan - March) in downtown Coeur d'Alene, admission to the museum is FREE (during open season).

 

Upon arrival be sure to request a 1-hour FREE parking voucher from the desk. 

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Discover the history of North Idaho through carefully-constructed exhibits. 

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Regular admission costs are: $4, adults; $1, children; & $10, families.

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2nd Friday - Free!

Monday through Thursday  |  10 am, 2 pm

BUCK KNIVES

660 S. Lochsa St., Post Falls, ID

800-326-2825, ext172

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See how Buck Knives are made in its Post Falls factory - made in the U.S.A.! Tours are FREE of charge on Mondays through Thursdays, but reservations are required, so call 800-326-2825, ext 172, to choose a date/time.

 

Tours last 45 minutes. Participants must wear fully-closed shoes (closed toe & heel). Children age 7+ are welcome. Parking is available for visitors. 

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Note: No factory tours July 4-5 or Sept 2, 2019.

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Varies - Free!

(Spring - Fall, 2020)

KOOTENAI COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM

7940 W. 2nd St., Rathdrum, ID

208-625-0014

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Experience the first Kootenai County jail, built in 1892 - now a museum, thanks to the Rathdrum/Westwood Historical Society.

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Visitors will see exhibits & news records; antiques, photos, artifacts & more - all contributing to the heritage of Rathdrum.

 

Open to the public, the museum is open from late Spring to Fall on weekends. A donation of $2 for adults; $1 for kids is suggested.

 

Group tours are available year-round upon request, weather permitting

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Varies - Free!

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KOOTENAI ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE

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On certain dates, KEA offers FREE educational pontoon boat tours on Lake Coeur d'Alene for the purpose of raising awareness of environmental issues (clean water, dangers facing the lake).

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Dates vary; first come, first served, so call 208-667-9093, or email Audra Holm.audra@kealliance.org. 

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Boats transport up to 8 people at a time for the tour. If schedule does not meet the needs of a group, arrangements can be made for other dates/times.

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Varies - Free!