About this city
Also known as: Silver Capital of the World, Center of the Universe
Wallace is a world-famous, historic mountain city and the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho, nestled tightly inside a steep vertical canyon along the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River in the heart of the legendary Silver Valley. Founded in 1884, Wallace grew to become the absolute silver mining capital of the world, producing over 1.2 billion ounces of silver. Defiantly successful in listing its entire downtown commercial core on the National Register of Historic Places, it stands as a flawless monument to 19th-century brick frontier architecture.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Descend deep underground into a real hard-rock silver lode on the Sierra Silver Mine Tour, bicycle the world-famous 15-mile Route of the Hiawatha rail-trail through old mountain tunnels, explore the historic 1901 Northern Pacific Depot Museum, and see the official Center of the Universe.
