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We are coming to Twin Falls from July 27-August 2 for the Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Region Baseball Tournament. I am travelling with 13 %26amp; 14 yr old boys, staying at the Red Lion Canyon Springs. Tueday is a day off for us, can you recommend any place(s) to go for a daytrip? Also, any recommendations for restruants would be appreciated. Boys like Sushi, so is there a good Sushi spot and/or Asian Stir-fry that you would recommend?

Thanks, we%26#39;re looking forward to seeing Twin Falls and area.

DeeDee

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Some possibilities (distances are one way):

Shoshone Falls (5 miles)

Balanced Rock (20 miles)

Shoshone Ice Caves (25 miles)

Sun Valley/Ketchum (80 miles)

My favorite restaurant (especially if you like big breakfasts) would be The Buffalo downtown. Everything is homemade including the jam.

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Wow! My son is playing in the 13u state championship right now in Lewiston, ID! I didn%26#39;t even know the regionals were going to be held in Twin Falls. :-)

We have several restaurants offering sushi, but I%26#39;m not familiar with them. There is one about a half a mile from your hotel, on the same side of Blue Lakes Blvd. called Tokyo something. They have good tempura and salmon teriyaki and the sushi looks pretty good? It%26#39;s in a little mall called Centre Pointe.

We really like the Thai food at Prasai%26#39;s. It%26#39;s at 428 Second Ave. East downtown. (There are two Second Streets, each going one direction, separated by several blocks. It%26#39;s confusing.) I%26#39;m looking at their take-out menu and it says they have a website at www.prasais.com.

Next door to Prasai%26#39;s is a sushi restaurant, but again, I%26#39;m not familiar with it.

I have tried the Chinese restaurants in town over the years and I have just never had any luck with them. The food seems bland and I recall from years ago that they all batter-dipped their egg rolls.

The previous poster gave you the most scenic things to see. I don%26#39;t know if the boys would like to walk around in the Magic Valley Mall. It%26#39;s not big city shopping, but they might enjoy it. There%26#39;s a movie theater in the mall and there is another movie complex on the other side of town. Your hotel can draw a map for you.

We%26#39;re heading to Vancouver July 30th. Can%26#39;t wait!

Thanks so much for all the great ideas. We had the Buffalo on our list of must try as well as Prasai%26#39;s. The mall is always a must do for Mom as well as the boys! :) I think we will look into going to the ice caves and Shoshone Falls. Good luck to you son. It%26#39;s the 14-yr old regionals being held in Twin Falls, the 13 yr old is coming for the vacation!

Thanks again,

DeeDee

I must say that the best thing about our mall is the view from the parking lot! Being right on the edge of the canyon is pretty spectacular.

I almost forgot one of my very favorite places... Nat Soo Pah is a natural hot springs which flows into a great swimming pool out in the desert. It%26#39;s 20 miles south near Hollister. They also have picnic grounds there.

visitidaho.org/thingstodo/hot-springs/nat-so…

The above posters have given good advice and saved me a lot of typing!

I was going to suggest the Shoshone Ice Cave also. It was one of my kids%26#39; favorite places to go when they were that age. On the way is Mammoth Cave, which is also worth a look -- another lava tube cave. That trip, along with a visit to Shoshone Falls, will fill up your day.

The sushi place on Blue Lakes is called Tokyo Sushi, and I like it better than the one by Prasai%26#39;s but that%26#39;s just me. (The one by Prasai%26#39;s just changed names, I can%26#39;t recall the new one!)

If your boys like Mexican, I recommend La Fiesta, which is near your hotel. For Italian I like Tomato%26#39;s, also near your hotel.

Have a great trip and good luck with the tournament!

Pug

Wow, it looks like we%26#39;re going to have a great time exploring Twin Falls! One last question. Where would the closest laundrymat be? The boys have WHITE baseball pants, so I know I%26#39;m going to need to wash them a few times while we%26#39;re there!

Thanks,

DeeDee

There are two laundromats just off Blue Lakes, one to the left of your hotel and one to the right by maybe half a mile to a mile? I don%26#39;t know their names, unfortunately.

One is in the strip mall with the Target store between your hotel and the Perrine Bridge. It%26#39;s actually in a smaller building there that has businesses on three sides, with the laundromat facing the Petsmart at the end of the mall. Your hotel people can be more specific.

The other laundromat is in the opposition direction, on the right hand side, in the same strip mall as the Basking and Robbins ice cream store. I%26#39;ve used both for oversized quilts/sleeping bags, but I can%26#39;t recommend or pan either one.

We lost in the championship game so we won%26#39;t be travelling anymore. Good luck and watch out if Meridian shows up. Tough team at 13u and 14u level!

I like the laundromat in the Target shopping center. It%26#39;s clean and well maintained. The one in Centennial Square (Bubbles) was a little ratty around the edges last time I was there. I%26#39;m with Jannell, I take the sleeping bags and comforters there to use the big washers!

Pug

Thanks! We can hit the Target while the loads are washing!

DeeDee

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