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We visited on a weekday in February 2024. Fort King is free to visit, which is nice. Unfortunately, the visitors center is only open on Friday and Saturday. So we missed out on that part. I don't know if other things like the blacksmith shop would be open as well, or not. But it also was locked up for our visit.
Other than the fort itself and other outdoor exhibits, nothing was going on during our visit. So if you would prefer to see all that is available, go on Friday or Saturday.
There are multiple exhibits that are open and can be experienced on your own. You do have to do a good amount of reading to really get the most out of it. But that's up to you.
We didn't walk around the trails as we were tight on time. But they looked nice. There were restrooms behind the welcome center, and a water fountain in the front of the welcome center on the left side. So even though the welcome center is closed mid week. They do have restrooms available.
Even though we missed out on some of the experiences that are available on the weekends. We still had an enjoyable visit. Since it's free to visit, we may stop back again to try to visit on a weekend.

I finally was able to visit Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. I have visited quite a few museums lately, with this one not being the typical museum. It's not even your typical car museum. In this case, the whole reason for this museum is Drag Racing. I must say mission accomplished.
I love the fact that Don's idea of a museum is the correct way. Yes a lot of it does pertain to Mr. Garlits and his career in Drag Racing. But soooooo much is not about Don, but instead many other personalities associated with Drag Racing. There are many cars and items throughout decades of the sport.
The Museum itself has three large rooms holding many cars, engines and many other items. I enjoyed taking a break and sitting on a bench to watch a video. You can spend a lot of time here if you really look and read. There were so many cars, people and event subjects that I remember over the years. But just as important were the many of the same that I didn't remember and learned about.
My only regret is that my ankle was much less enthusiastic than my brain, about the amount of time that I could spend walking around and standing enjoying the exhibits. Just a great place and better than I was expecting. Well done to Don and the folks that maintain this jewel.
There of course is a gift shop where you can purchase things. The rest rooms are in the gift shop if folks need to visit. There is a discount off the price for things like being over 60, or a veteran and such. So you may be able to save a few dollars as well. The price also includes admission for a second car museum on the property. That museum is more of the car museum most folks would picture when mentioning car museums. It's also very nice. I'm sure that I'll be back in the future. There was so much enjoyment to be had if you enjoy motorsports and especially drag racing. Thank you Mr. Garlits for building such a place for folks like myself.

Falls Park was a really nice place to visit. There were quite a few water falls. No they were not all that large. But they are big enough and there are quite a few. That made for a nice time to check them out.
They have restrooms in a building close by. There are a few different places to park your car. The park itself looks like a nice spot to relax, play or picnic. The water falls are just the icing on the cake. A great place to visit.

Yes this building house the restrooms. They are located in the rear of the building facing away from the parking lot. They were clean, but pretty basic. They did the job and that's what you want.
But everyone leaves off the other half of the building. The front side facing the parking lot is a little gift shop and snack bar. They had a good amount of souvenirs and such. But what I liked more was the little snack bar. The ladies were very nice. They had basic hot dog and hamburger type food. But for example: the hot dogs were beef hotdogs. They were good size hotdogs. And they tasted quite good for a snack bar. Best of all, unlike most snack bars in tourist locations. This snack bar provides decent food at a very reasonable price.
We had lunch for two at this snack bar, for less money than one beef large dog would have cost us at the Hearst Castle just days before. So yes, they were very reasonable. And yes, Hearst Castle was very expensive.
So I recommend trying the snack bar and having a picnic lunch at the park. We really enjoyed it.

We visited the Aquarium of Boise on a Sunday afternoon in June, 2023. They were pretty busy, but not overly so. We waited a few minutes for our turn to pay our admission to enter. They had discount rates if you were either over 55 years old, or a US Veteran. But not both. It's one or the other. But hey it saves you a couple of bucks if you qualify.
The Aquarium isn't very large. Actually it's quite small being in a smaller warehouse. It's designed to start in the front left corner. You then proceed across the front of the building then it wraps back around the back. So it seems larger than it actually is. You of course exit through the gift shop. Would you expect anything else?
They do not have any fish that is really considered large. Yes they have some sizable fish that are fairly large for a small tank. But you will not be seeing dolphins, penguins, or whales. No this is a smaller indoor building with smaller tanks. But, they have some fun things to see and learn about. There were not only fish and eels, small sharks and stingrays. There were also lizards and birds. So there is a good amount to see. Small children would probably really like this because it would be less overwhelming compared to an Orca jumping out of a pool and scaring them.
Parking was adequate and right in front of the building. It was also free. It's always a good start when you do have to pay to park. They get a plus for that.
We had a good time visiting the Aquarium of Boise. Yes it was smaller than almost every other aquarium I been to before. But it was different and totally indoors. As such, I feel most people would enjoy visiting the Aquarium.