Boise Travel Guide Sightseeing Hotel Restaurant Shopping Highlights Author:Thomas Austin In recent years, Boise, Idaho has been voted one of the Best Overall Towns in the Western United States by Outside Magazine, One of the 10 Best Places to Live by U.S. News and World Report, and the Ninth Hottest Midsized City or Boomtown by Inc.com. There?s much more to Boise and it?s 150-year-old history than just potato growing.