Homeschool Discounts in Idaho (2026) — Boise, Idaho Falls & Pocatello

Idaho's homeschool programs cluster in the Treasure Valley and pay off fast against some steep regular gates. The Discovery Center of Idaho's monthly Homeschool Days cut a $27/$18 admission to $10 a child, the Idaho State Museum runs themed $4-per-student days twice a month with a classroom program included, and the Boise Art Museum's $100 flat ArtReach fee covers a full co-op of 35 with studio art-making. In Nampa, the Warhawk Air Museum's $4 field trips put kids inside one of the Northwest's best warbird collections — with one parent free per family.

Eastern Idaho holds its own: the Museum of Idaho's homeschool co-op rate drops a $20 adult gate to $5 a student, and ARTitorium on Broadway runs a September Homeschool Week where a dollar admits each member of the family. Pocatello's Idaho Museum of Natural History prices Homeschool Days at a flat $4 a head, Twin Falls' Herrett Center stacks free galleries with $3–8 group programs in Idaho's largest planetarium, and the Museum of North Idaho schedules fall Homeschool Days in Coeur d'Alene. Most programs want preregistration, so book before you drive.

Confirmed homeschool pricing

Published price on the venue's own homeschool page — most under $20 per child.

Recurring

Monthly

School-year dates, Aug–Mar

$10

per kid · adult $15

Discovery Center of Idaho

Boise · Advance tickets required

Boise's hands-on science center caps ticket sales on Homeschool Days so the exhibit floor stays workable, and sells take-home activity kits built around the current headline exhibition. One Homeschool Day per family per exhibition keeps demand sane — watch the calendar and buy early.

Regular admission: $27 adult / $18 youth — Kids almost half off; adults save $12

Homeschool page at dcidaho.org →

Recurring

2x monthly

First Friday + third Wednesday

per kid · adult $5

Idaho State Museum

Boise · 2 and up · Preregistration required — no walkups

The state history museum in Julia Davis Park themes each Homeschool Day — Pioneer Days, keystone species, curator-for-a-day — with a hands-on classroom activity running until 3pm on top of the galleries. Timed entry keeps groups spread out; pick an arrival slot when you register.

Regular admission: $10 adult / $5 youth — Youth admission with a program added

Homeschool page at history.idaho.gov →

Year-round

Tue–Fri

90-minute ArtReach visits

$100 flat

per kid

Boise Art Museum

Boise · Email 2+ weeks ahead

BAM's In-Museum ArtReach gives homeschool groups the same educator-led gallery discussion and studio project its school groups get, aligned to state standards and grouped by age. The teacher preview pass lets one parent scout the exhibitions in advance for free.

Regular admission: $9 adult / $5 student — Beats regular admission at any group size

Homeschool page at boiseartmuseum.org →

Recurring

Tue–Fri

Plus Homeschool Family Days 2x/year

per kid · adult free

Warhawk Air Museum

Nampa · Book 2 weeks ahead via form

Two-hour field trips pair a docent-led tour of rare P-40 Warhawks and a P-51C Mustang with a hands-on class — Morse code and circuits, forces of flight, or veteran story sessions where students meet Vietnam and Gulf War vets in person. Scavenger hunts cover every age band.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $5 children — Adults drop from $20 to free

Homeschool page at warhawkairmuseum.org →

Year-round

By booking

Homeschool co-op visits

per kid · adult $7

Museum of Idaho

Idaho Falls · Book through the group portal

Eastern Idaho's blockbuster museum — the one that lands Genghis Khan and deep-sea dinosaur exhibitions between Yellowstone and the Tetons — prices homeschool co-ops at $5 a student against a $20 adult gate. The Discovery Room and STEM stations stretch a visit to a half day.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $14 youth — About 65% off for kids, 65% for adults

Homeschool page at museumofidaho.org →

When

September

Homeschool Week + year-round trips

per kid

ARTitorium on Broadway

Idaho Falls · 5 and up · Groups of 10+ call ahead

The Idaho Falls Arts Council's interactive art playhouse — green-screen animation, art-making stations, theater — practically gives itself away to homeschoolers each September. Friday homeschool art classes individualize to the students who show up; call for the current schedule.

Regular admission: $5 / $20 family — 80% off during Homeschool Week

Homeschool page at artitoriumonbroadway.org →

Recurring

Select days

Spring dates ran Apr–May; next TBA

per kid · adult $4

Idaho Museum of Natural History

Pocatello

Idaho's official natural history museum on the ISU campus runs flat-rate $4 Homeschool Days where adults get in at the kids' price. Half a million specimens back it up, from Ice Age megafauna to the buzzsaw-jawed Helicoprion — Pocatello's hometown fossil superstar.

Regular admission: $9 adult / $4 youth — Adults pay the youth price

Homeschool page at isu.edu →

Year-round

By booking

Group programs, Tue–Fri

$3–8

per kid

Herrett Center & Faulkner Planetarium

Twin Falls · Written confirmation required

The College of Southern Idaho's museum stacks six free galleries of Ice Age fossils and ancient tools with Idaho's largest planetarium, a public observatory, and an education team that builds custom field trips. A co-op of 25 unlocks the full menu at school-group rates.

Regular admission: Galleries free / planetarium $7.50 — Planetarium nearly half the public rate

Homeschool page at herrett.csi.edu →

When

Sep 10 + Nov 19

11am (K–5) and 2pm (6–12) sessions

per kid

Museum of North Idaho

Coeur d'Alene · K–12, age-banded sessions

Coeur d'Alene's history museum builds its Homeschool Days on 4th-grade Idaho standards and runs each program twice — a morning session geared K–5 and an afternoon for older students — covering mining geology, Fort Sherman school days, and guided walking tours of the historic downtown.

Regular admission: $6 adult / $2 youth — A guided program for the price of lunch

Homeschool page at museumni.org →

Plus more free and cheap educational outings in Idaho

Already on DiscoverCheapUS — free and low-cost Idaho attractions homeschool families plan whole field-trip days around.

Boise

11 free or cheap

Idaho State Capitol BuildingFree
Boise DepotFree
Boise Art Museum$9 adults / $5 student (1–12) / Free First Thursdays (pay-what-you-can)
Idaho State Museum$10 adults / $5 youth (6–17) / Free under 6
The Basque BlockFree to explore
Freak Alley GalleryFree
Anne Frank Human Rights MemorialFree
Old Idaho Penitentiary$8 adults / $5 children (6–12)
Zoo Boise$15 adults / $12 children (3–11) / Thursdays $12 & $11
Idaho Botanical Garden$15 adults / $9 youth (4–12) / Free 3 and under
World Center for Birds of Prey$14 adults / $9 youth (4–16)

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Coeur d'Alene

3 free or cheap

Museum of North Idaho$6 adults / $5 senior (65+) / $2 youth (5–12) / Free under 5
Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State Park (Cataldo Mission)$7/vehicle entry / $5 per person Sacred Encounters Exhibit ($10/family)
Mineral Ridge Scenic Area & National Recreation TrailFree

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Sun Valley/Ketchum

7 free or cheap

Sawtooth NRA Headquarters & Visitor CenterFree
Ernest Hemingway MemorialFree
Ketchum Cemetery — Hemingway's GraveFree
Ore Wagon MuseumFree (by appointment)
Sun Valley Museum of Art (Ketchum Gallery)Free
Wood River Museum of History + CultureFree
Sawtooth Botanical GardenFree entry / donation suggested

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Idaho Falls

6 free or cheap

Museum of Idaho$20 adults / $14 youth (4–12) / Idaho residents 25% off
ARTitorium on Broadway$5 / $20 family (up to 6) / Free 2 and under
Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park$12.50 adults / $9.50 children (3–12)
East Idaho AquariumAdmission ~$15 (not posted online — call to confirm)
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho$8 adults / $5 youth (6–18) / Free 1st Saturdays
Hell's Half Acre Lava Trail SystemFree

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Pocatello

4 free or cheap

Museum of Clean$10 adults / $8 children (2–15)
Idaho Museum of Natural History$9 adults / $4 youth (4–17) / Free 3 and under
Zoo Idaho$7 adults / $5 children (3–11) / Free under 3
Fort Hall Replica$6 adults / $3 youth (6–17)

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Twin Falls

3 free or cheap

Snake River Canyon Rim TrailsFree
Herrett Center for Arts & ScienceFree galleries / Planetarium $7.50 adults, $5.50 children
Twin Falls County Historical MuseumFree / donations welcome