Entry No. 9 — the Coeur d'Alene file — filed under: offbeat-museum

Idaho Wildlife Museum

A private collection run by the nonprofit Idaho Character Foundation, this by-appointment museum holds over 200 bronze wildlife sculptures plus a gem case anchored by the world's largest six-ray Idaho Star Garnet and nine of the ten biblical gemstones that have been found in Idaho. Its centerpiece is billed as the world's only complete set of full-size reproductions of all 22 of Frederic Remington's bronzes, including the 12-foot Cowboy. It is an eccentric, hidden-in-plain-sight obsession that almost no casual visitor stumbles into.

The move: Arrange a private appointment and slow-walk the Remington bronzes with a guide before lunch in downtown CDA.

📍 Before you go By appointment only, group tours on a limited basis with a suggested $10 donation; you must contact ahead, there are no walk-in hours.

• 📍 Coeur d'Alene
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 2000 John Loop, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24