Nickname: Gem State
Area: 82 413 sq.mi. (213 448.7 km2)
Highest point: Borah Peak 12 662 ft. (3 859.4 m)
Population: 1 238 700
Capital: Boise
Largest city: Boise

The majority of Idaho State is a highland territory, which is determined by the high chains of the Rocky and the Bitterroot Mountains. The only exception is the valley of the Snake River on the South. The Central and Northern part of the state is covered with evergreen forests. The only place for agriculture is the valley of the Snake River, where they grow sugar-beets and potatoes. Idaho is one of the least sparsely populated places in the USA; its population is somewhat over 1 million. The larger cities of the state are Coeur d’ Alene and Lewiston in North and Boise, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Idaho Falls in the South.

Photo: Snake River, Idaho, USA, flickr.com, by oregon ducatisti

The capital of Idaho is Boise, which is the administrational and educational center of the state. It’s also the largest city of Idaho. Its higher educational institution is the Boise State University and the Boise Bible College. It’s worth to visit the State History Museum, which introduces the history of the state to the visitors; the Art Museum, which has a fantastic artistic collection for us; the magnificent building of the State Capitol, and the Old Idaho Penitentiary, which was a prison for more than 100 years.

Photo: Boise, Idaho, USA, flickr.com, by Jason Abbott

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If you’re well off with time, you should visits the city of Twin Falls in the South, for the largest waterfall of America is found here, the Shoshone Falls.

Photo: Shoshone Falls, Idaho, USA, flickr.com, by qthrul

The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory is situated near the city of Idaho Falls, where we’ll have the chance to check out the first nuclear power plant of the world.

Photo: Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA, flickr.com, by SheltieBoy

If you have time, visit the Mark Twain National Forest in the Southern part of the state, where we can go for exciting water and adventure trips in the forest.

The most popular places are Coeur D’ Alene. We can find the Tubbs Hill Park, the Frank Church  River of No Return Wilderness Area, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area here.

Photo: Hells Canyon, Idaho, USA, flickr.com, by kashmirhouse42