Coeur D'Alene, Idaho ID Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Coeur d'Alene is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the largest city in the Idaho Panhandle.

The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years due in part to a substantial increase in tourism, encouraged by several resorts in the area. Barbara Walters called the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply by its initials: "CDA."

Coeur d'Alene is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Kootenai County. The metropolitan area is the second largest in the state.

The city is home to North Idaho College located next to Lake Coeur d'Alene, on the original site of Fort Sherman, the first settlement in the area. Located on the NIC campus is the Fort Sherman Museum, which gives the history of the Fort grounds. The University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene Campus and Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene Campus are satellites of their respective institutions located a few hours to the south. They share a building on Northwest Boulevard near NIC. In partnership with NIC, many of UI and LCSC's classes are taught at NIC's facilities.

Coeur d'Alene has become a destination for golf enthusiasts. The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is considered one of the best in the United States. Its 14th hole features the world's only movable floating green.

Listed as one of the places to visit in Patricia Schultz's book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.

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