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Center of the Universe

Attractions, Museums and Destinations

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Wallace Idaho was named as the self proclaimed Center of the Universe in 2004 by the Mayor of Wallace. Every year in September we re-dedicated the Center of the Universe. Every year in Sept we re-dedicate the Center of the Universe and raffle off silver. See the events page on www.wallaceid.fun to check out this years event. Come and celebrate Wallace's Legacy.

WELCOME TO WALLACE

The Entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

Silver Capital of the World- more silver mined from our famed Coeur d’Alene Mining District than anywhere else in the World!

Center of the Universe! check it out on Wikipedia

Hub of the USAs #2 Rail-Trail Foundation Hall of Fame Top #10 bike routes: The Route of the Hiawatha & Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s!

Hub of the Big Burn, Fire of 1910; the USAs largest wildfire & centerpiece of the heroic actions by Big Ed Pulaski and the Pulaski Trail (4mi round trip) and tunnel.

South Hill Stairs: The Wallace Stairs Project: Twelve sets of stairs about 800 steps total equivalent to climbing 46 stories while offering a trip through time.

Shops with Silver, Collectibles, Jewelry, vintage and historic items.

Many restaurants and historic buildings to enjoy.

Wallace has four museums, open seasonally call for their schedules.

Barnard Stockbridge - 208-556-5880 The Wallace Mining Museum - 208-556-1592

Northern Pacific Railroad Depot Museum. - 208-752-0111 Oasis Bordello Museum - 208-512-9239

These museums are very knowledgeable.

Wallace is the ideal base camp for you to explore the beauty and wonder of the Silver Valley and surrounding Bitterroot Mountains. Explore our site to find the best that Mother Nature has to offer. For adventure in and around town, see our attractions page for truly one-of-a-kind experiences only available here. Incredible history meets incredible beauty in this town.

Surrounded by towering mountains, thick with pines and huckleberry bushes and crisscrossed with trails waiting to be explored, Wallace’s warm and friendly residents are proud to welcome visitors to our historic silver mining town. You’re invited to tap into a motherlode of historic attractions that will captivate your imagination, thrill your senses, and transport you back to the days of the wild West – which lasted much longer around Wallace than most places! Enjoy truly unique museums and historical sites that tell the stories of the railroaders, miners, working class heroes, and even “working girls” that carved this gem of a town from Idaho’s beautiful Bitterroot Mountains.