Twin Falls Essential Info

Overview

Twin Falls is the largest city in South Central Idaho as well as the seventh-largest city in the state. The youngest of Idaho's major cities at barely 100 years old, Twin Falls has become a regional cultural and economic center for both South Central Idaho and northeastern Nevada.

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Basics

Best Time To Go

Apr-Sep

Current Time

Current Weather

31 °F

Mostly Clear

Fun Facts

1. Twin Falls is the home of cheese producer Glanbia Foods, a major American division of the Irish food company Glanbia plc Falls Brand.
2. Nearly 70 percent of all the commercial trout sold in the United States is found in the Hagerman Valley near Twin Falls.
3. Twin Falls had the first live call-in radio show in the United States. Called "Party Line," the show was hosted by L. James Koutnik and Ed Prater on KLIX.
4. Notable musicians including Gary Puckett, Paul Durham of Black Lab, Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill, spent their childhood in Twin Falls.
5. Twin Falls was the location of Evel Knievel’s failed canyon jump.

Popular Foods

1. Lobster Bisque
2. Elk Burger