Comments on: Boise Not A “Tourist Friendly Town”

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:14:53 +0000

The reason the road to table rock is closed is due to the levels of RF energy from all the communications gear up there.. The FCC mandates that any area that has such high amounts of RF energy must be off limits to the general public who don’t know what safety precautions need to be taken. Add in all the communications site vandalism/stolen materials that have been walking off recently. FYI I believe all the land up there is all privately owned by the various communications shops.

EDITOR NOTE–Tammy, simply not true. Table Rock is OPEN to humans during the day on foot. It is closed to cars which means no elderly, women in heels after dinner, young children, etc. The place is owned by the IDAHO HISTORICAL SOCIETY which also owns the old prison down below. The IHS claims security problems with drinkers and vandals–just like 6th and Main.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:55:18 +0000

I guess I don’t really want tourists to come here… because then they want to move here…

By: Grumpy ole guy

Grumpy ole guy — Tue, 11 May 2010 04:58:30 +0000

Printed maps of walking / driving “tours” left in places such as the airport might be a good idea. A low-cost souvenir, a useful guide. If they marked both time and distance for both walking and driving, and indicated bus routes (and times) maybe even some business could be generated, certainly a “feel good” device for visitors. And, on the back could be a list of web addresses and telephone numbers for “further information”; along with a paragraph or two of the histories of Boise and of Idaho.

By: Open Question

Open Question — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:50:29 +0000

Is the turf really blue? Or, does it just look that way because it is not as red as the rest of the state?

By: Dirk Pitt

Dirk Pitt — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:26:59 +0000

Why is the gate on the road to Table Rock closed?

EDITOR NOTE–Same reason for everything else in today’s society: SECURITY and MONEY. Idaho Historical Society owns the site and they say there are problems with drinking up there and they can’t afford security patrols. Seems to us there is a similar problem at 6th and Main, but someone is able to pay for the coppers there.

By: Justin Beller

Justin Beller — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:06:09 +0000

Very true. You wouldn’t know where half the landmarks in Boise are unless you lived here. Honestly, a 6-hour layover is really nothing more than just “hanging around time”. I would recommend just strolling about the downtown core. Boise is one of few cities I know where you can do that and feel comfortable.

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:06:43 +0000

Please don’t call it the “governor’s mansion.” It is the governor’s late ex father-in-law’s mansion. Or the overpriced and underused waste of money mansion. Only in Idaho. Sigh.