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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Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip

Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Barb Beatty. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald's Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Barb will facilitate […]

$20

Bruneau Woodpile Geologic Field Trip

Bruneau, Idaho

This geologic field trip will be to the famous “Bruneau Woodpile” and is centered on collecting petrified wood and other fossils without any digging. We'll be carpooling from the Albertsons Parking Lot (near McDonalds but not at McDonalds) at 6574 S Federal Way and Hwy 21 at 9:45 AM. We will spend ~2 hours exploring […]

$20

Bruneau Woodpile Geologic Field Trip

Bruneau, Idaho

This geologic field trip will be to the famous “Bruneau Woodpile” and is centered on collecting petrified wood and other fossils without any digging. We'll be carpooling from the Albertsons Parking Lot (near McDonalds but not at McDonalds) at 6574 S Federal Way and Hwy 21 at 9:45 AM. We will spend ~2 hours exploring […]

$20

Bruneau Fossil Reef Field Trip

Bruneau, Idaho

Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Barb Beatty. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald’s Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Barb will facilitate […]

$20

Bruneau Woodpile Geologic Field Trip

This geologic field trip will be to the famous “Bruneau Woodpile” and is centered on collecting petrified wood and other fossils without any digging. We'll be carpooling from the Albertsons Parking Lot (near McDonalds but not at McDonalds) at 6574 S Federal Way and Hwy 21 at 9:45 AM. We will spend ~2 hours exploring […]

$20

Shoofly Oolites-Landscape of Mars

Bruneau, Idaho

Join Steven Sawyer for a popular field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. We will meet near the McDonald's, 6574 S Federal Way (Albertsons Shopping Center) near the intersection of I-84 and Hwy 21 at 10 am. Home early […]

$20

Placerville or Bust!

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

Bucky Snyder, Mayor of Placerville, will begin with a presentation on the history of Placerville, held in the historic Masonic Hall. He will take guests to the Placerville Cemetery where his granddad is buried, tour the historic Placerville museum and, if available, take guests into an historic home. Depending on time and weather, Bucky will […]

$20

Willow Creek Jasper Mine-Field Trip

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

This field trip to a privately owned Jasper Mine is in your backyard. If you love adventure, a rough road, and discovering jasper in thunder eggs, this trip is for you. Read more about it here and sign up soon, tickets go quickly. The trip is limited to 25 People. IMMG MEMBERS and kids are […]

$20

Willow Creek Jasper Mine Field Trip

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

This field trip to a privately owned Jasper Mine is in your backyard. If you love adventure, a rough road, and discovering jasper in thunder eggs, this trip is for you. Read more about it here and sign up soon, tickets go quickly. The trip is limited to 25 People. IMMG MEMBERS and kids are […]

$20

Driving Tour of Western Snake River Plain Volcanoes

Join Dr. Craig White, BSU Emeritus Professor, as he leads a Driving Tour of Western Snake River Plain Volcanoes. Meet at 8:45 am near the southeast corner of the Albertsons supermarket parking lot at the corner of Vista Ave and Overland Rd. We'll plan on departing at 9:00 am. This tour will take you to […]

$20