Stovern Supply Co. Since 1967, serving all of Shoshone County’s auto parts and supply needs. Visit us in Kellogg at 305 N. Division (208-784-1118) and in Pinehurst at 102 Division (208-682-2118). Named the Best Auto Parts Store in the Silver Valley Read more...

Historic Photos The Historic Wallace Preservation Society is a IRS Not-For-Profit organization offering Historical Pictures of Wallace and the Silver Valley. Sent via email (300 dpi) $15 each Read more...

Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum exhibits include a vast array of the equipment needed to operate the early mining and smelting operations of Shoshone County. They also have a vast archive of original and digital publications on the mining history and geology of Shoshone County available for Historians, Researchers and the Curious. They regularly host Educational Seminars, Authors, School Read more...

The Coeur d’ Alene’s Old Mission State Park spotlights the oldest building in Idaho. The Mission of the Sacred Heart was constructed between 1850 and 1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’ Alene Tribe. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Sacred Heart Mission and the Coeur d’Alene’s Old Mission State Park provide an educational Read more...

The Crystal Gold Mine, near Kellogg, Idaho was one of the first hard rock mines in the Silver Valley. Worked during the 1880’s; closed by hiding the mine, it was rediscovered in 1991, reclaimed in 1996, and opened as a tourist historical attraction. The work was all done in candlelight by hand. The guided underground tour explains how they drilled Read more...

When founded in 1983, the theater originally began on the lot where the Northern Pacific Depot Museum now resides.  Efforts to secure the Kelly building were successful and the theater location changed in 1984.  After several years in the building, several grants were secured enabling the remodeling of the downstairs, changing the storefront, installing a furnace and painting both inside Read more...

BEER OF HISTORIC PROPORTION Wallace Brewing Company, 15-barrel microbrewery, began selling its beer in January 2009, in historic Wallace, Idaho. The brewery pays homage to the town’s notorious past, creating a brand of beers with mining and bordello-inspired monikers such as ‘1910 Black Lager’, ‘Jackleg Stout’, ‘RedLight Irish Red Ale’, and ‘Idaho Select Light Lager’. A collaborative effort of Wallace’s Read more...

The Northern Pacific Railroad Museum transports you back in time, when railroads were king of transportation. As you enter the museum, you step into the re-creation of an early working railroad station. Exhibits tell of the rich history of railroading in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District and the Depot itself. Railroads have been at work in the Coeur d’Alene silver Read more...

The Oasis Bordello Museum is a former operating bordello in the historic mining town of Wallace Idaho. It is preserved exactly as it was left when it had to close its doors in 1988. The Oasis was hardly a unique establishment, being one of five such brothels along the town’s main street. Each business sported a neon sign advertising “rooms”—one Read more...

Quality & Experience in Every Detail. Featured twice on the Travel Channel’s Mystery at the Museum Series Here at the Wallace District Mining Museum, we’re committed to investing in education and research of the Coeur d’Alene Mining District and the Silver Valley. Over 50 exhibits to see and experience Over 5000 photos and maps to view Over 7000 sq. ft Read more...