Since 1977, Preservation Idaho has hosted the annual Orchids & Onions Awards, a ceremony designed to celebrate those individuals and organizations that have made a positive contribution to historic preservation, and in turn, to bring awareness to those projects which have shown an insensitivity to historic preservation.
Bringing History to Life for Idaho's School Children
The Time Machine is a large learning kit that is distributed to schools around the state by our organization. The Time Machine is based on the Bown House heritage program and provides information pertaining to history, geography, agriculture, and social customs.
Here you will find a collection of self-guided tours of historical sites and buildings throughout the state. Most are walking tours, but some of them might require the use of a bike or automobile to see all the tour highlights.
All tours are free to download as a PDF file. If you have a tour you would like to share with us, please email us at info@preservationidaho.org. Furthermore, if you have an idea for a tour, please let us know!
In addition to our guided summer ArchWalk tours and biannual Bar & Brothel Tour, Preservation Idaho can create a customized guided tour of a specific area or topic of interest for you. This service is available year-round.
