Wallace, Idaho

Wallace is the most historic small town in the Idaho Panhandle and is adjacent to Interstate 90. Every downtown building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes paved bike path goes through Wallace. The 1997 film Dante's Peak was filmed in and around Wallace during the summer of 1996, with the large hill next to town digitally altered to look like a volcano. One scene shows Pierce Brosnan driving a pickup down Main Street to escape the volcanic eruption. The 1980 epic Heavens Gate also filmed several scenes in Wallace. This small town is the county seat of Shoshone County. The 15-mile-long Route of the Hiawatha rail-trail is east of Wallace, as is the Lookout Pass ski area.