Growing from a single-building unit in 1870 to a vast complex by the time it closed in 1973, the Old Idaho Penitentiary acted as a correctional facility for more than 13,000 inmates and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can view a brief film on the jail and some of its most notorious convicts and tour the buildings, many of which contain informative displays on everything from the history of weaponry to that of tattoos. It is located next to the Idaho Botanical Garden east of downtown, near Warm Springs Golf Course.

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