13 Awesome Things You Can Do In Idaho When It's Raining

A slice of restorative heaven in Northern Idaho, the Sawtooth Botanical Garden offers lush, year-round grounds overflowing with native flowers and trees, as well as an abundance of local art and unique water features to catch your visual eye. The spacious central greenhouse makes the perfect spot to cozy up to enjoy the flora, as well as the rain pouring down the glass.

BYOB, explore your inner artist, and create some nifty artwork for your home all at once. Idaho has a number of businesses, like Grape Van Gogh in Idaho Falls, that combine art with an adult social setting. Be sure to check local calendars though; these businesses also typically feature regular kids' classes and "Mommy and Me" painting sessions, sans alcohol -- perfect for a rainy day.

A movie might not be the ost original way to spend a rainy day, but you can't beat the classics. Pictured: The Roxy in Cascade, which has been around since 1939.

Silver Mountain Resort was recently named one of the country's top ten indoor water parks, but Raptor Reef in Hayden, ID is another option.

Or any museum, really! Idaho is home to close to 200 of them--so the options are limitless.

What better way to spend a rainy day than Nerf blasting through a 30-foot obstacle course, strategizing from behind inflatable bunkers, or launching surprise counterattacks against friend and foe? Pictured: Strike Zone Arena in Coeur d'Alene.

Bowling is the original rainy day family or date night activity, so why not amp it up with some Cosmic bowling at 20th Century Lanes in Boise? Or Quartermania? Many of Idaho's lanes even have arcade games for added nostalgic entertainment, but family fun zones, like Triple Play in Hayden Lake, can make a rainy day even more memorable.

Set in gorgeous Central Idaho, the Sun Valley Arts Center always has a running rotation of art exhibits, theatrical performances, film screenings, and concerts to choose from along with educational programs for all ages. If a smaller, more intimate show is more to your liking, the Alpine Playhouse in McCall, the Weiser Little Theater, or the Boise Little Theater are just a few additional locales to catch some comedic relief, but playhouses are scattered in nearly every city throughout the state.

One of the cheapest and most entertaining ways to spend an overcast day is with the family or a group of friends at one of Idaho's few remaining arcades. Grinkers and the Spacebar in Boise both offer huge selections of both classic arcade and console games, alcohol optional.

If obstacle courses aren't your style, good ol' fashioned rock climbing is another way to spend a cloudy day. Not just for adventure-loving adults, many rock walls also have "tot" areas or family climbing hours. Check out the Teton Rock Gym in Driggs, among dozens of others.

Hey, if you can't beat the weather, make the best of it! Rain + dirt roads = an epic adventure you won't soon forget, and memories to last a lifetime.