Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise: Photos, Reviews & Location

Kid-friendly science museum featuring interactive exhibits explaining complex ideas.

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#36 of 39 Tourist attractions in Boise #4 of 7 Non-profit organizations in Boise

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.40

0.3 km from the center of Boise

Rating breakdown

5 ★68%
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3 ★7%
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1 ★5%

131 W Myrtle St, Boise, ID 83702

dcidaho.org

(208) 343-9895

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Discovery Center of Idaho?: Discovery Center of Idaho is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 1,696 reviews.
How does Discovery Center of Idaho rank in Boise?: Discovery Center of Idaho is #36 of 39 Tourist attractions in Boise by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Discovery Center of Idaho located?: 131 W Myrtle St, Boise, ID 83702 — 0.3 km from the center of Boise.
How can I contact Discovery Center of Idaho?: Phone: (208) 343-9895 · Website: dcidaho.org

Reviews (8)

Sydnee Tew 2023 Dec 31

We bought the year pass this year and it has been a total bust. Traditionally this has been a great, hands on experience for my kids! We bought the pass right as they put up the Star Wars exhibit which has ZERO hands on and was up for the ENTIRE summer! Then they switched to the impressionist exhibit which has very minimal hands on as well. We miss the traditional exhibits. If they plan to keep doing these ones, they could at least switch them out more often. It makes the pass completely a waste of money for families with kids.

Justin Syme 2023 Nov 11

Great place for a cultural adventure with the family. Rotating exhibits keep it fresh and interesting. Well worth the membership for anyone.

Bird Fleck 2023 Nov 04

Such a great place for adults and kids! We learn a lot here. The Impressionist display was awesome! They updated a lot of things here!

Chad Trisler 2023 Aug 27

It was pretty fun, though the current exhibit of Star Wars fan art was fun to look at but not at all interactive. Our kids ran through the first two thirds of the museum in about 5 minutes and spent the rest of the time in the back third where the LEGO, Slime, Space, and Dinosaur exhibits were. Plenty of fun things to do, but they got bored in under an hour. Hopefully the next main exhibit will be more interactive.

Anton Boyarchuk 2023 Jul 31

Such a great place to.take the family and your young ones to explore and use there mind to build and construct and to observe some of the scientific invention that they have. Great place to visit in Boise Idaho.

Sara Beth Wade 2023 Jun 05

I came for the Star Wars exhibit and it *is* really cool - but I guess I was expecting more for the ticket price of nearly $30. It's 95% painted models with a few larger-scale set ups that are great for photo ops. It is impressive that it was all done by fans, though I wish there were more information about each piece - I already know the characters represented, I wanted to know more about who made what, how long it took them, the construction, etc. Maybe that would have made it a bit more impressive and interesting - wow, it took Bob from Detroit 230 hours to make this suit out of PVC! - something like that. As it is, I read everything, watched everything, took loads of pictures, and was still through it in 30 minutes.

The Star Wars exhibit takes up almost the entire space. Once you're through that, there's one room with several hands-on "experiments" with slime, magnets, friction, etc, plus a fun play space for small kids, 4 and under, I think.

To get my money's worth, I played with more than a few things, walked backwards through the Star Wars exhibit (it was early and there weren't too many people yet), then went through the whole thing again, took a good look through the fun gift shop, and even with all that, it was under an hour before I left. I'd feel a lot better about it if the price were closer to around $20.

Parking is free for 2 hours, plus it's adjacent to Julia Davis park with much more 2 hour parking, and there's a playground right on the other side of the small bridge from the parking lot.

Stephanie Weeks 2023 May 21

Love that they now have an area for toddlers. Kids had a fun time but I do miss the more interactive exhibits. The attention to detail in each Star wars exhibit was incredible. Overall everyone had lots of fun.

Matt Byars 2023 Mar 27

Overall, the Star Wars exhibit was super cool. I expected more due to the price of entry. It was over $100 for a five person family to enter and we made it through the exhibit in 20 minutes. We walked very slow with small kids, took lots of pictures and videos And still made it through that quick.