Entry No. 33 — the Coeur d'Alene file — filed under: oddities

North Idaho Trading Co.

Self-billed the "Weirdest Little Shop in the Northwest," this maze of rooms in historic Wallace packs more than 150 pieces of taxidermy alongside antiques, old firearms, and curiosities. Its showpieces include a roughly six-foot mummified "mermaid," a full-body articulated human skeleton, and an albino elk mount. The shop dates back decades and was expanded with oddities after the current owner took it over in 2018.

The move: Make the drive up I-90 into the Silver Valley, hunt down the mummified mermaid and skeleton together, then debate which weird artifact you'd actually take home over coffee in downtown Wallace.

📍 Before you go About a 50-minute drive east of Coeur d'Alene in Wallace. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, closed Sunday (some listings show Tue/Wed closed); call ahead.

• 📍 Wallace
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 504 Bank St, Wallace, ID 83873

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

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

last checked: 2026-06-24