AI visibility report

How AI assistants represent Idaho

AI assistants present Idaho primarily through its Basque cuisine, outdoor activities and fine dining.

For tourism marketers: TakeScout tracks how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity describe Idaho, based on 932 AI answers, last checked October 6, 2026. How we measure →

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932

Questions asked

1,162

Places identified

Oct 6, 2026

Last checked

Current score 39/100 Average of model agreement and confirmed-open rate — how this score is calculated

Key takeaways

What this check tells you

Closed places

Idaho's permanently closed "Roosevelt Inn" is still recommended in 9 answers by three of the four AI assistants, as is "Big City Coffee".

Official site

Perplexity cited visitidaho.org, Idaho's official site, in 30 of 60 sourced answers in the October check (50%), up from 42% in August, ranking 34th of 74 tracked U.S. destinations for official-site citation frequency.

Agreement

The AI assistants name the same top pick for 3% of comparable questions about Idaho, below the 13% average for tracked U.S. destinations.

Generated from this check's data Updated Oct 6, 2026

How AI describes Idaho

AI assistants most often associate Idaho with Basque cuisine, outdoor activities and fine dining.

These are the themes that come back most often across the answers tracked for Idaho. Others that recur include farm-to-table, outdoor adventures and Basque heritage.

Based on the check of October 6, 2026

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How AI sees Idaho

Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates Idaho with:

Basque cuisine
Outdoor Activities
fine dining
farm-to-table
Outdoor Adventures
Basque heritage
food scene
Idaho culinary scene
Regional Specialties
Craft Breweries
romantic dining
Idaho potatoes
upscale dining
comfort food
diverse food scene
farmers markets

How Idaho benchmarks

Model agreement

Idaho 3%

Tracked U.S. destinations 13%

Confirmed-open rate

Idaho 79%

Tracked U.S. destinations 82%

Each metric shows two bars: Idaho's rate and the average it is compared with, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.

Where AI might be wrong

Roosevelt Inn — Best Boutique Hotels(+1 more) Closed

Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by ChatGPT and Perplexity.
The Roosevelt Inn permanently closed as an operating inn in June 2025 after its owners retired. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported that the last guests checked out on May 27, 2025, and that the owners were required to vacate by June 6.
Source

What AI names when travellers ask about Idaho

The places each assistant names most often, by type of traveller question. Evidence for the findings above, not a travel guide.

Beverlys named in 46 of 61 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Chandlers Steakhouse named in 44 of 61 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Fork named in 34 of 61 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Pioneer Saloon named in 34 of 61 AI answers

rank #3–#11

KIN named in 30 of 61 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Sun Valley named in 37 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#7

The Coeur d'Alene Resort named in 36 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#5

Limelight Hotel Ketchum named in 28 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#8

The Grove Hotel named in 24 of 42 AI answers

rank #3–#8

Shore Lodge named in 22 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Craters of the Moon National Monument named in 39 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Shoshone Falls named in 39 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Boise named in 36 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Hells Canyon named in 32 of 42 AI answers

rank #3–#21

Sun Valley named in 31 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Sun Valley named in 39 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#6

The Coeur d'Alene Resort named in 38 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#12

Shore Lodge named in 30 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Knob Hill Inn named in 21 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#5

The Grove Hotel named in 15 of 45 AI answers

rank #2–#10

Silverwood Theme Park named in 38 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#14

Boise named in 37 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#17

Craters of the Moon National Monument named in 36 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#16

Shoshone Falls named in 33 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#16

Discovery Center of Idaho named in 32 of 43 AI answers

rank #2–#12

Westside Drive-In named in 24 of 49 AI answers

rank #1–#13

Fork named in 20 of 49 AI answers

rank #1–#10

Hudson’s Hamburgers named in 19 of 49 AI answers

rank #1–#9

Tango's Empanadas named in 17 of 49 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Smitty's Pancake & Steak House named in 15 of 49 AI answers

rank #5–#12

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City of Rocks National Reserve named in 51 of 62 AI answers

rank #1–#6

Bruneau Dunes State Park named in 44 of 62 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Silver City named in 35 of 62 AI answers

rank #1–#19

Priest Lake named in 34 of 62 AI answers

rank #1–#14

Wallace named in 30 of 62 AI answers

rank #4–#12

Boise named in 31 of 55 AI answers

rank #1–#19

Basque Block named in 26 of 55 AI answers

rank #1–#19

Kirkham Hot Springs named in 21 of 55 AI answers

rank #2–#14

Wallace named in 20 of 55 AI answers

rank #6–#22

Salmon River named in 17 of 55 AI answers

rank #3–#16

Boise named in 33 of 50 AI answers

rank #1–#10

Idaho Falls named in 27 of 50 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Super 8 named in 25 of 50 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Motel 6 named in 22 of 50 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Twin Falls named in 18 of 50 AI answers

rank #3–#10

Beverlys named in 36 of 47 AI answers

rank #2–#10

Chandlers Steakhouse named in 31 of 47 AI answers

rank #1–#4

Barbacoa Grill named in 23 of 47 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Fork named in 20 of 47 AI answers

rank #2–#8

KIN named in 16 of 47 AI answers

rank #1–#5

Limelight Hotel Ketchum named in 35 of 46 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Knob Hill Inn named in 32 of 46 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Modern Hotel and Bar named in 24 of 46 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Hotel 43 named in 17 of 46 AI answers

rank #1–#6

Inn at 500 Capitol named in 17 of 46 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Boise named in 24 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#19

Bar Gernika named in 22 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Snake River named in 14 of 45 AI answers

rank #4–#16

The Basque Market named in 14 of 45 AI answers

rank #2–#10

Westside Drive-In named in 13 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Nez Perce National Historical Park named in 41 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#12

Minidoka National Historic Site named in 35 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#13

Old Idaho Penitentiary named in 35 of 45 AI answers

rank #1–#11

City of Rocks National Reserve named in 33 of 45 AI answers

rank #2–#12

Fort Hall Replica named in 22 of 45 AI answers

rank #2–#9

Craters of the Moon National Monument named in 36 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Bruneau Dunes State Park named in 30 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#14

Shoshone Falls named in 29 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#12

McCall named in 24 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#14

Sun Valley named in 21 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#12

Bar Gernika named in 30 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Fork named in 23 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Westside Drive-In named in 22 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Pioneer Saloon named in 17 of 44 AI answers

rank #1–#13

Snake River named in 15 of 44 AI answers

rank #3–#11

Chandlers Steakhouse named in 38 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Beverlys named in 36 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#10

Barbacoa Grill named in 24 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#6

Fork named in 19 of 43 AI answers

rank #2–#6

Enoteca named in 16 of 43 AI answers

rank #2–#10

Shoshone Falls named in 33 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Hells Canyon named in 26 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Galena Summit Overlook named in 21 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#8

City of Rocks National Reserve named in 20 of 43 AI answers

rank #5–#16

Craters of the Moon National Monument named in 19 of 43 AI answers

rank #1–#11

Sun Valley named in 39 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#11

The Coeur d'Alene Resort named in 37 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#6

Shore Lodge named in 25 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#10

Boise named in 23 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#11

The Grove Hotel named in 19 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#7

Idaho State Museum named in 35 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#8

Boise named in 34 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#16

Discovery Center of Idaho named in 30 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#15

Museum of Idaho named in 26 of 42 AI answers

rank #2–#19

Old Idaho Penitentiary named in 12 of 42 AI answers

rank #2–#9

Sun Valley named in 33 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#14

Kirkham Hot Springs named in 27 of 42 AI answers

rank #4–#17

McCall named in 27 of 42 AI answers

rank #3–#25

Bogus Basin named in 25 of 42 AI answers

rank #1–#21

Schweitzer Mountain Resort named in 25 of 42 AI answers

rank #2–#7

Where Perplexity's answers about Idaho come from

Perplexity cited visitidaho.org, Idaho's official tourism site, in 30 of 60 answers about Idaho in the October check (50%), up from 42% in August.

The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about Idaho (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet. See the network-wide ranking.

How AI assistants represent Idaho

What this check tells you

AI assistants most often associate Idaho with Basque cuisine, outdoor activities and fine dining.

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How AI sees Idaho

How Idaho benchmarks

Where AI might be wrong

What AI names when travellers ask about Idaho

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Where Perplexity's answers about Idaho come from

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