Wallace (pop. 960) offers year-round recreation opportunities including alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling, fishing, mountain biking and climbing, river rafting and kayaking, golf, hiking, backpacking, and four-wheeling.
The Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum is housed in a chateau-styled depot in central Wallace . The building was built at the turn of the century with unique materials, some made from mine tailings. Exhibits include a re-created 1900s railroad depot, railway relics and photographs that focus on railroading history.
Address: Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum, 219 Sixth Street, Wallace, ID 83873-2283, United States
Phone: 1 (208) 752-0111, Fax: 1 (208) 753-9361
Hours:
April 1 to May 31: 10am-3pm; Closed: Sun
June 1 to August 31: 9am-7pm; Closed: Sun
September 1 to October 15: 10am-3pm; Closed: Sun, Sun
The Oasis Bordello Museum in Wallace is housed in the Bi Metallic Building, built in 1895 and one of the few structures in the town to survive the famous 1910 fire. The Oasis was one of five brothels that lined Main Street.
Visitors to the Sierra Silver Mine Tour can experience the underground world of mining as they are guided through the tunnels. Exhibits, equipment and techniques used to mine silver are featured.
To the east of the town, Silver Valley extends along I 90. The Museum in Wallace provides information about this, the world's largest silver-mining area.
The Wallace District Mining Museum chronicles the days of the early gold rush to the more recent world record silver production. Local mining equipment, photographs, and a model of a working mine are displayed.
Hours:
April 1 to April 30: 10am-5pm
May 1 to September 30: 9am-5pm
October 1 to October 31: 10am-5pm
November 1 to March 31: 10am-5pm; Sun:10am-3pm; Sat:10am-3pm
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