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Old Idaho Penitentiary

Boise, ID

Idaho's former territorial and state prison operated from the 1870s until 1973 and is now a museum complex of historic cell blocks, yards, solitary-confinement spaces and the gallows. Visitors can tour the prison's history during regular museum hours, with occasional programs exploring the site's darker and paranormal reputation.

Filed under haunted: hotels, theatres, prisons and back roads with a reputation.

Practical details from OpenStreetMap, licensed ODbL.

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Source: history.idaho.gov/oldpen/

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