Idaho is the state in the northwest United States that is one the least traveled. Maybe we can tell you a few things about this state to peak your interest.

With water parks, kid-friendly museums, hot springs and even a theme park, Idaho is an 83,000 square mile outdoor playground and a great place to bring the kids in summer. They can thrill to the northwest's largest theme park, ride a bike trail high on a railroad bed, splash in a water park or learn about the sciences, history, or the Lewis & Clark expedition.

North Central Idaho is where the Lewis and Clark Expedition met its toughest challenges in 1805 and 1806. There are many historic sites to see in this area.

Central Idaho is the most mountainous of the regions and is home to the world-class Sun Valley/Ketchum resort area. Residents of Central Idaho's Blaine County take pride in being an "island onto themselves". The area is more affluent, educated, and politically liberal than Idaho as a whole.

Some Idaho towns and cities have seen their population double or even triple over the past few years. But even in the increasingly sophisticated municipal areas, the nearest fishing hole, bike path, ski slope, or forested trail is rarely more than just a few minutes away. Mountains, lakes, rivers, and canyons make Idaho an ideal outdoor playground. Idaho is also well known for its hot springs. It is full of many generous natural hot springs, as well as resorts.

South of the central mountains and in contrast with the rest of the state is the Snake River Plain. The plain, which is the main feature of southern Idaho, curves across the width of the state as an extensive treeless area of land. It includes the most densely and the most sparsely settled sections of the state. The plain includes most of the state's most important cities and accounts for much of Idaho's farm production, but it also includes some of the bleakest areas in the Pacific Northwest. Sheets of hardened lava, volcanic craters and cinder cones, and wild crags and pinnacles form an almost totally sterile landscape. Nevertheless, even these deserted areas are not without economic value, for they attract numerous tourists and contain some mineral wealth.