--- title: "Boise – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Boise, United States: Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. Nearby: Boise State University, Idaho State Capitol, Diocese of Boise. Every…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/boise" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/boise.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Boise%2C_Idaho.jpg" --- Capital of Idaho, U.S. · United States # Boise Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. ![Boise](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Boise%2C_Idaho.jpg) Boise · Wikimedia Commons The place Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. The Boise metropolitan area, located in the Treasure Valley, includes five counties of Idaho with an estimated population of 846,000, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho and 95th-most populous in the United States. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise%2C_Idaho), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Boise 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Boise State University Boise State University is a public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees since 1965. 1.3 km · public research university in Boise, Idaho, USA · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_State_University) 2. Idaho State Capitol The Idaho State Capitol in Boise is the home of the government of the U.S. state of Idaho. Although Lewiston briefly served as Idaho's capital city from the formation of the old federal Idaho Territory in 1863, the territorial legislature moved it to Boise on December 24, 1864. 300 m · Idaho state capitol building in Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_State_Capitol) 3. Diocese of Boise The Diocese of Boise is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Idaho in the United States. Its bishop is Peter F. Christensen, whose seat is the Cathedral of St. 300 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Boise) 4. Idaho Central Arena Idaho Central Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. Its seating capacity is 5,002 for ice hockey, 5,300 for basketball, 5,732 for end-stage concerts, 6,400 for boxing, and up to 6,800 for center-stage concerts. 200 m · multi-purpose arena in Boise, Idaho · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_Central_Arena) 5. Albertsons Stadium Albertsons Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It is the home of the Boise State Broncos of the Pac-12 Conference. 1.5 km · American football stadium at Boise State University · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertsons_Stadium) 6. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, also known simply as St. 700 m · church in Idaho, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Evangelist_(Boise,_Idaho%29) 7. National Interagency Fire Center The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, is an American physical facility which is the home to the National Interagency Coordination Center and the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group. The center works closely with and is an arm of the National Fire and Aviation Executive Board, which provides unified guidance for fire agencies in the U.S. and handbooks and guidelines to provide standard procedures. 5.5 km · federal government building · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Interagency_Fire_Center) 8. ExtraMile Arena ExtraMile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the western United States, on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane and César Chávez Circle, immediately northwest of Albertsons Stadium. 1.4 km · indoor arena at Boise State University · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExtraMile_Arena) 9. Zions Bank Idaho Headquarters Eighth & Main is an 18-story high-rise building in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. The tallest building in the state at 323 feet, it houses the Idaho headquarters of Zions Bank, as well as Holland & Hart and other companies. 200 m · building in Idaho, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_%26_Main) 10. The Egyptian Theatre The Egyptian Theatre is a theatre and concert venue in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. It has also been known as the Ada Theater. 100 m · movie theater in Boise, Idaho, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Egyptian_Theatre_(Boise,_Idaho%29) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Boise **Airports:** Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), 6 km\ **Stations:** Boise Airport, 6 km\ - Portland → Boise 3 km · quickest by road, 9 min · $0.5 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/portland-to-boise) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portland&to=Boise) - Spokane → Boise 460 km · quickest by air, 3h 25m · $150–230 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/spokane-to-boise) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Spokane&to=Boise) - Salt Lake City → Boise 476 km · quickest by road, 5h 50m · $44–60 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salt-lake-city-to-boise) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Boise) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Boise Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Boise. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Go next northeast from Boise via State Highway 21, Idaho City makes for a good day trip from Boise. From [Wikivoyage: Boise](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Boise), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 713 km 2. [Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/salt-spring-island) CA 10 ways of moving, 15 sources 805 km 3. 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