Downtown Boise Historic District · Idaho Territory settlement era
US Ghost Adventures' Boise program, marketed as Boise Ghosts, runs a nightly one-hour walking tour of about a mile through downtown Boise, meeting outside The Owyhee at 1109 W Main Street.
The route passes The Owyhee, a historic early-20th-century hotel now used as offices and apartments; the Idanha Hotel, once the tallest building in Boise; and the Egyptian Theatre, a downtown movie palace. USGA's narration also references the Belmont Barbershop (formerly Hannifin's Cigar Shop), tied to the real 1943 murder committed by Raymond Snowden; the Old Idaho Penitentiary, which held prisoners from the 1870s to 1973 and conducted several documented executions; the Fort Boise Military Cemetery; the Basque Museum & Cultural Center, housed in the historic Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga House; and StrangeLove Nightclub.
Sources
- https://usghostadventures.com/boise-ghost-tour/
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsResidual Haunting
According to US Ghost Adventures' marketing, The Owyhee is haunted by apparitions reported floating above beds and doors that open and close on their own, tied by the operator to unspecified events in Room 136. The Idanha Hotel/Building is described as haunted by the spirits of a 'vicious time' the operator does not fully specify. The Egyptian Theatre is said to be haunted by 'projectionist Joe,' reported to have died of a heart attack, alongside other reported apparitions.
The operator also recounts the real 1943 murder committed by Raymond Snowden (called 'Idaho's Jack the Ripper' in the marketing copy) near the Belmont Barbershop, and describes reported hauntings at the Old Idaho Penitentiary (over a century of incarceration and several documented executions), the Fort Boise Military Cemetery (unmarked graves), the Basque Museum ('the Lady in Black'), and StrangeLove Nightclub (a Roaring '20s elevator-shaft death and a 2017 murder on the premises). All of this is the operator's own marketing and narrative material, not documented history verified independently for this listing, and the true-crime references above reflect the operator's own account and have not been independently fact-checked by HauntBound.
Notable Entities
Projectionist Joe (Egyptian Theatre)The Lady in Black (Basque Museum)
Media Appearances
- Ghost Hunters (cited by operator as having filmed in Boise; not independently verified for this listing)
