Steampunk : Idaho Falls

Today we explored downtown Idaho Falls, "Idaho" and the Museum of "Idaho".

Downtown has a Riverwalk along the Snake River overlooking a "diversion dam" and its waterfall (fitting for Idaho Falls).

Luckily it was just a perfect day to be outside and we took advantage of it.

They even had a little Japanese Friendship Garden on an island in the river.

We had some pretty decent Mexican Food for lunch and the museum ended up being much better than expected. It was divided into two sections - one on the local history of Idaho. Apparently there is a major early nuclear power research center nearby, a lot on Lewis and Clark, Animals of the region, etc...

But the big attraction was a (presumably temporary) Steampunk exhibit, which while sounding cheasy was actually very well done.

They had hands on exhibits with everything from the works of various authors (HG Wells, Jules Verne, etc..) explained on tablets in front of artwork sculptures pictured above, to Jacobs ladders, van de Graff generators, and a Theremin (big hit with Sydney)

They also had some stuff just for fun...

(I think Caitlin looks like a minion)

Going in with zero expectations, it ended up being well worth the trip.

The two activities didn't take the whole day, so (after getting the car washed), we had a ton of time to just relax at the campground.

And...Bonus S'mores! (Didn't expect a fire ring here)

Tomorrow it's another museum, and some fun. Can't wait for this one!