It offers local gems, opals, jewelry, bookends, clocks and gifts. Also, it has polished rock, a rock yard and information and equipment for rock hounds. Swiss Village Cheese Factory 4912 E. Garrity Blvd. For four generations Swiss Village Cheese Factory has produced cheeses of Old World quality from company-owned dairy cattle that graze in the Snake River Valley to the south. Visitors watch cheesemakers cut and pack by hand Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby and other cheeses.
Samples are available.
The factory also has a country-style cafe, ice cream bar and gift shop that offers wine, Idaho and dairy souvenirs and gift packs. On The Grove plaza in the convention center building, Taters has Idaho and Boise souvenirs, including potato products, gift packs and T-shirts. Eleven kinds of bread are baked daily, including Ciabretta, a white chewy bread with rosemary, olive oil and sea salt on top, as well as sourdough, whole wheat and pumpernickel rye. 404 S. 8th St., Ste. This store offers the custom-designed jewelry of Frederick Shute by appointment.