Idaho’s Abandoned Road Trip
There's some creepy abandoned places that were once thriving in Idaho. We dare you to take this abandoned road trip!
Rick and I just went through the Old Idaho Penitentiary yesterday (this was a first for me, he'd been before.) It was fascinatingly creepy. I could just imagine people sleeping in these tiny cells, working in the laundry room, and being shuffled through the halls but it has all been abandoned since 1973.
I was intrigued to find this road trip at "Only in Your State" that takes you on a tour through lots of creepy haunted places! The road trip starts at The Old Pen and has you go all the way up north. Check these places out!
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Old State Penitentiary
BoiseSome of the spots at the Old Pen you have to check out are death row, the laundry room, and the women's ward.
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Wild Waters Water Park
Couer d'AleneWild Waters closed completely in 2010 and all that remains are rusty gates, muggy water, faded signs.
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Albion State Normal School
AlbionIt closed in 1951, now Albion State Normal School is filled with broken windows, garbage, and creepy auditoriums.
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Silver City
Part of Idaho's "Wild West," the 20th century and the silver crash was the end of the city.
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Hecla Mill
BurkeThe Hecla Mine and Mill shut down decades ago, but was brought to life for a brief time in the 90's. Don't miss the cool old hotel built above a railroad in Burke.
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Pioneer/Boothill Cemetery
You'll find over 3,000 graves here, but less than 300 of them have legible inscriptions and most who are buried here did not die of natural causes.