Meridian Travel Guide

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Pro

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 low cost of living,great bowling,fast food. 


Con

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 too many people moving here, they have discovered it. 


In a nutshell

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 no pro sports or college here 

 

Explore Meridian

Things to Do  

Forget the space needle!

Forget the space needle!, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  This is Meridian's claim to fame.I don't think I can even start with any words to explain how much this giant sculpture has meant to southwest Idaho as far as tourism is concerned.All I can do is just try to somehow do this artwork justice by saying that people here are... 

Find the hills.

Find the hills., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  When the inversion is taking place(smog),you might want to go to the foothills to see the sun.This is a picture of what it looks like above the inversion. 

Hotels  

Restaurants  

Taco Bell.: Authentic mexican food.

Taco Bell.: Authentic mexican food., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  If you are starving for some good home cooking mexican style, give Taco Bell a try.You can have crunchy,tasty taco supremes and burritos here for a great price.It seems like it's faster to get your food at the drivethru, but don't let that discourage you from going... 

Walmart: Get your donuts!

Walmart: Get your donuts!, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  If you want to get some quick breakfast and don't want to spend a lot of money, Walmart has what you need.This place is extremely popular here in Meridian, and by tasting those donuts, I can see why.Also if you need to get some cash for the donuts, they have an ATM machine... 

Nightlife  

Walmart.: Open 24 hours.

Walmart.: Open 24 hours., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  This is the place to hang out, meet people and have a good time.The Boise town square closes at 9:00, so after that, you can come to Walmart and have LOADS OF FUN!! I think it's casual, but I have seen people in there with suits on before. 

Harry's Bar and Grill.: Great place for steak and beer.

Harry's Bar and Grill.: Great place for steak and beer., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  After a long day of activities in this fine city, you might want to take it easy with a game of pool or just have a beer and think of the next day of absolute excitement on staying here. Wranglers 

Transportation  

Canyon county drivers.

Canyon county drivers., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  I don't know why they call it Canyon county, there isn't a canyon anywhere near it, so I figure the people there might be blind.If you ever run upon a 2C Idaho plate, that means that they are driving slow in the fast lane and driving over mile markers in the slow lane.Be... 

Adjust your speed.

Adjust your speed., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  When entering the freeway, people here like to drive 35 or 45 mph on the ramp to merge with traffic going 70.It's quite entertaining to have to weave around the car to avoid an accident, because we have semi-trucks going 75.This driver was in a hurry, she was going 45 on the... 

Shopping  

Napa Auto Parts.: This is the place!

Napa Auto Parts.: This is the place!, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  I enjoy coming to this exhibition of the latest in automobile parts and accessaries.If my headlight in my car burns out, I can walk to this store.(Shucks is 3/4 miles away). Headlight replacement bulb for 99 accord. I can't remember, but I don't think it was very... 

Local Customs  

Free checks!!

Free checks!!, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  Meridianites get laid off a lot, so a custom would be to go to the unemployment office and file to get checks in the mail.Of course, that means they are helping the local bar economy. 

Don't do it!

Don't do it!, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  Suicide is not the answer,but if you try it and fail, just take I-84 to the Eagle RD exit and you have St. Lukes Meridian medical center.They have great places to eat across the street too! 

Warnings and Dangers  

Idaho's most prized possesion.

Idaho's most prized possesion., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  I know, maybe you don't have sagebrush where you live, so you might want to take some home to show family, friends and whoever the plantlife here in Meridian.YOU CAN GO TO JAIL if you take sagebrush from this area.It has actually happened and if you pay your fine, then maybe... 

Rednecks.

Rednecks., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  Watch out for these people, they can be very friendly until they have a few beers(preferably Milwaukie's Best)I would suggest to have a twelve pack of the beer suggested above especially if at the Wal-mart parking lot. 

Tourist Traps  

Meridian RD.

Meridian RD., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  I said NOT to go above 25, and this guy didn't see my webpage, now he has to turn around and head for Broadway to pay his ticket.I think he was going 27mph and that is why there were two cops there. Drive 24mph if you have to. Get a cab, because I don't think they charge... 

Off The Beaten Path  

The sweet smell of Nampa.

The sweet smell of Nampa., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  You can smell the sugar beet factory if you are here, so if you want to smell something different,(in the same area)use these directions.Take the Garrity exit and head to Nampa, turn left on Kings RD, and head about two miles to the armory, stop and roll your window... 

The Idaho Center.

The Idaho Center., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  After you get a respirator, you can come to Nampa and go to a concert(usually country)Don't take I-84, because it will take at least an hour to get here. You should take Ustick Rd, because the planners didn't know that people might actually move here and possibly drive here... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Airfare wars.

Airfare wars., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  The airlines have these airfare wars and they lower fares, so that you can see an NFL game in Seattle or San Francisco.You can also fly to Portland for an NBA game.Sorry, no sports here in Meridian.Actually, watching the weather change is loads of fun and entertainment. You... 

Meridian Speedway.

Meridian Speedway., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  You can watch the car races or the other races, the rednecks racing each other to the cheap beer at the food court.It's more fun to watch the rednecks race each other on who gets drunk the fastest than watching the cars.Another fun sports activity is getting out of the... 

Favorites  

Phoenix north

Phoenix north, Meridian

 crazyk Says:  Most people in the rest of the united states think that the Meridian area is fairly cool in the summertime and that we get tons of snow in the wintertime, but since we have the nuclear winter or inversion in the wintertime, we lack snow. In the summertime though, we can see... 

Rubbernecks.

Rubbernecks., Meridian

 crazyk Says:  Driving into Meridian is always fun when there is either somebody getting pulled over or a car accident.There is a huge line of traffic staring at the most exciting thing they have ever seen(besides the water tower)All that means is that I get to spend time in my car... 

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