This list of museums in Idaho contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
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| Name | Town/City | County | Region | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appaloosa Museum | Moscow | Latah | North Central | History | Website |
| Bannock County Historical Museum | Pocatello | Bannock | Eastern | History | Website |
| Basque Museum & Cultural Center | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Ethnic - Basque-American | Website |
| Bingham County Historical Museum | Blackfoot | Bingham | Southeast | History | Website |
| Blaine County Historical Museum | Hailey | Blaine | Central | History | Website |
| Boise Art Museum | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Art | Website |
| Boise Basin Museum | Idaho City | Boise | Southwest | History | Website |
| Boise State University Vertebrate Museum | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Natural history | Website |
| Bonner County Historical Museum | Sandpoint | Bonner | Northern | History | Website |
| Boundary County Museum | Bonners Ferry | Boundary | Northern | History | Website |
| Cambridge Museum (Idaho) | Cambridge | Washington | Southwest | History | Website |
| Captain John Mullan Museum | Mullan | Shoshone | Northern | History | Website |
| Cassia County Museum | Burley | Cassia | South Central | History | Website |
| Chesterfield Townsite | Chesterfield | Caribou | Eastern | Open air | Late 19th century ghost town |
| Clearwater Historical Museum | Orofina | Clearwater | North Central | History | Website |
| Collectors' Corner Museum | Idaho Falls | Bonneville | Southeast | Toy / Collectibles | Website |
| Council Valley Museum | Council | Adam | Southwest | History | Website |
| Crystal Gold Mine Museum | Kellogg | Shoshone | Northern | Industry - Mining | Website |
| Discovery Center of Idaho | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Science | Interactive exhibits designed to inspire a lifelong interest and learning in science, technology, engineering and math |
| Elk River Museum | Elk River | Clearwater | North Central | History | Website |
| Experimental Breeder Reactor I | Hailey | Butte | Central | Science | Decommissioned nuclear research reactor |
| Fort Hall | Pocatello | Bannock | Eastern | Historic site | Replica mid 19th century trading post |
| Gem County Historical Society and Museum | Emmett | Gem | Southwest | History | Website |
| Glenns Ferry Historical Museum | Glenns Ferry | Elmore | Southwest | History | Website |
| Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument | Hagerman | Gooding | South Central | Natural history | Fossils of horses and tours of the fossil beds |
| Hagerman Valley Historical Museum | Hagerman | Gooding | South Central | History | Website |
| Herrett Center for Arts and Science at the College of Southern Idaho |
Twin Falls | Twin Falls | South Central | Anthropology - Native American / Science / Art | Website, exhibits Native American artifacts, planetarium with gallery and observatory, and student art |
| Hess Heritage Museum | Ashton | Fremont | Southeast | History | Website |
| Historical Museum at St. Gertrude | Cottonwood | Idaho | North Central | History | Website |
| Historic Hughes House Museum | St. Maries | Benewah | Northern | Historic house | Website |
| Idaho Black History Museum | Boise | Ada | Southwest | History | Website |
| Idaho Military History Museum | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Military | Website |
| Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Industry - Mining / Science - Geology | Website |
| Idaho Museum of Natural History | Pocatello | Bannock | Eastern | Natural history | Idaho’s geology, fossils, Ice-age megafauna, native culture, plants and animals |
| Idaho Potato Museum | Blackfoot | Bingham | Southeast | Food - Potato | Potato farming, food culture |
| Idaho State Historical Museum | Boise | Ada | Southwest | History | Operated by the Idaho State Historical Society, state history, culture, occupations and experiences |
| J. Howard Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum | Pierce | Clearwater | North Central | Industry - Timber | Website |
| Jefferson County Pioneer Museum | Rigby | Jefferson | Southeast | History | Website |
| Jerome County Historical Museum | Jerome | Jerome | South Central | History | Website, includes profile of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television |
| Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Heritage & Ski Museum | Ketchum | Blaine | Central | History | Local history including skiing, mining, sheep and Ernest Hemingway |
| Lawson's Emu-Z-um | Grand View | Owyhee | Southwest | History | Website |
| Legacy Flight Museum | Rexburg | Madison | Southeast | Aerospace | Website |
| Lemhi County Historical Museum | Salmon | Lemhi | Central | History | Website, Museum and Archives of Lewis and Clark |
| Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History | Lewiston | Nez Perce | North Central | Art | Website |
| Lochsa Historical Ranger Station Museum | Kooskia | Idaho | North Central | History | Website |
| McConnell Mansion Museum | Moscow | Latah | North Central | Historic house | Website |
| Minidoka County Historical Museum | Rupert | Minidoka | South Central | History | Website |
| MK Nature Center | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Natural history | Website |
| Mountain Home Historical Museum | Mountain Home | Elmore | Southwest | History | Website |
| Museum of Idaho | Idaho Falls | Bonneville | Southeast | Natural history / History | Website |
| Museum of North Idaho | Coeur d'Alene | Kootenai | Northern | History | Website |
| Nampa Train Depot Museum | Nampa | Canyon | Southwest | History | Website |
| National Oregon/California Trail Center | Montpelier | Bear Lake | Eastern | History | Website |
| Nez Perce County Historical Museum | Lewiston | Nez Perce | North Central | History | Website |
| Nez Perce National Historical Park | Spalding | Nez Perce | North Central | Ethnic - Native American | Spalding Visitor Center has a museum of the Nez Perce. Nez Perce National Historical Park has 38 sites spread over four states (Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington) with sites related to the Nez Perce. |
| Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum | Wallace | Shoshone | Northern | Railroad | Website |
| Oakley Valley Historical Museum | Oakley | Cassia | South Central | History | Website |
| Oasis Bordello Museum | Wallace | Shoshone | Northern | Industry - Prostitution | Website |
| Old Idaho Penitentiary | Wallace | Shoshone | Northern | Historic site | Operated by the Idaho State Historical Society includes J. Curtis Earl Arms Collection of historic arms and military memorabilia |
| Old Mission State Park | Cataldo | Shoshone | Northern | Native American | Historic tribal mission for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe |
| Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History | Caldwell | Canyon | Southwest | Natural history | Website, part of College of Idaho |
| Our Memories Indian Creek Museum | Caldwell | Canyon | Southwest | History | Website |
| Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library | Murphy | Owyhee | Southwest | History | Website |
| Priest Lake Museum | Coolin | Boundary County | Northern | History | Website |
| Priest River Museum and Timber Education Center | Priest River | Bonner | Northern | Industry - Timber | Website |
| Rock Creek Station and Stricker Homesite | Twin Falls | Twin Falls | South Central | History | Operated by the Idaho State Historical Society, includes the mid 19th century house, store, pioneer cemetery and outbuildings |
| Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural and Education Center | Salmon | Lemhi | Central | Biography / History | Website, focuses on Sacajawea, her people the Agaidika, and the Lewis and Clark expedition |
| Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Museum | Fort Hall | Bannock | Eastern | Ethnic - Native American | Website |
| Shoshone Indian Ice Caves and Museum | Shoshone | Lincoln | South Central | Ethnic - Native American / Geology - Gems | Website, lava ice cave and museum with Native American artifacts, minerals and gems |
| Sierra Silver Mine Tour | Wallace | Shoshone | Northern | Industry - Mining | Website |
| Staff House Museum | Kellogg | Shoshone | Northern | Industry - Mining and smelting | Website, also known as Shoshone County Mining & Smelting Museum |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts | Ketchum | Blaine | Central | Art | Also operates in Hailey, Idaho, contemporary and historical art by artists from around the world |
| Teton Flood Museum | Rexburg | Madison | Southeast | History | Website |
| Teton Valley Museum | Driggs | Teton | Southeast | History | Website |
| Twin Falls County Historical Museum | Twin Falls | Twin Falls | South Central | History | Website |
| Valley County Museum | Donnelly | Valley | Southwest | History | Website |
| Wallace District Mining Museum | Wallace | Shoshone | Northern | Industry - Mining | Website |
| Warhawk Air Museum | Nampa | Canyon | Southwest | Aerospace | Website |
| Weippe Discovery Center | Weippe | Clearwater | North Central | History | Website, library and museum, exhibits about Lewis and Clark |
| World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame | Boise | Ada | Southwest | Hall of fame - Sports | Website |
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