2455 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, ID 83712 (Next to the Old Pen)

Current Hours

Hours: 12-5 Friday & Saturday; Sundays 12:30-3:30. CLOSED 9/5-9/7 due to an event at the Old Pen which will close off access to the museum.

Free Admission!

Tours and other programs available.

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Shoofly Oolites: Landscape of Mars

December 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$20

Join Steve Sawyer PhD for a field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. Meet in the Albertson’s parking lot on Federal Way at McDonald’s Restaurant. Sponsored by Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Nonmembers of the Museum $20, IMMG Members and children are free. No dogs. Full refund if the Museum cancels because of the weather. Important details are in the link.

Pre-registration is required at:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shoofly-oolites-landscape-of-mars-tickets-1087313075679?aff=oddtdtcreator

Contact operations@idahomuseum.org with questions.

If you would like FREE field trips, lectures and cool discounts in 2025, be sure to join the Museum at idahomuseum.org/membership. IMMG membership is from October 1-September 30.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Venue

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
2455 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712 United States
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Organizer

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
Phone
208 283-3186