Idaho Potato Museum & Potato Station Cafe

This is an interesting place, was once a train station. The history of the magical Spud is displayed for all to see.

Confession time. I absolutely,, unequivocally, and unapologetically love potatoes! I adore them in pretty much every way that I can get them, with my favorites being mashed or baked. And where do the potatoes come from that make the best bakers? No where else other than Idaho. So, what does a fella like me do when he visits the great state of Idaho? Well... He makes sure to visit the Idaho Potato Museum. It's a quaint and quirky sort of place, where you come to understand the unique history of Idaho spuds. You can even finish off your visit with a freshly baked potato or some tasty potato soup. A stop here is certainly worth it if you ever find yourself in southeast Idaho.

This is a great short side trip to any vacation. Full of history in the agricultural world. The workers were very friendly and accommodating with our 2 small dogs. 5 stars is not enough for them. I would give them 5 diamonds. Thank you for a great visit.

Cute museum. Kinda quaint & quirky.

But the food in the cafe.... it's so good!! I recommend the potato chocolate milk and potato ice cream. Sounds kinda weird, but it's actually very good- kinda similar to a chocolate malt (and much better than garlic ice cream, haha). The museum is also right next to the train tracks, and we saw a train while eating our lunch, which was fun.

There's a nice gift shop for Idaho/potato merch too, and the bags they use look like potato sacks. So that's a win for me.

A fine establishment. Great content and exciting features throughout the museum. Not to mention how great the food is at the end in the cafe and how friendly the staff are. Will be coming back for sure next time I come through.

Great little musuem with a variety of fun and informative displays on the history of potatoes, potato cultivation and other fun potato facts. Small, hands on area for kids. Great gift shop. My family spent a little under 2 hours exploring. The cafe was closed when we visited, but the cashier in the gift shop was able to get us cups of potato ice cream. We especially liked the Eagle Scout project out front that held your phone for pictures with the giant baked potato. They had some interesting flow charts on potato production, but they were not labeled well and hard to follow.

Better than we thought. We learned a lot about potatoes we didn't know, and things we shouldn't know. Great place to stop by on your road trip. Unique and fun for the curios at heart.

Really excellent stop while passing through Idaho. I big expectations and they were met! There’s a wealth of information about potatoes, the history, and every aspect you can think of that somehow relates to these delicious tubers. The cafe was nice, but my French fries could have used a few more minutes in the fryer. 10/10 would go again. Don’t miss this excellent stop. Also, the staff were extremely diligent about COVID.

Being someone who is passionate about all forms of potatoes, I was happy to stop into the museum for a break from our travels. The museum exceeded my expectations in not only providing education about potatoes, but a greater appreciation for where they come from and how they arrive to our tables.

I was excepting this place to be super kitsch, like most places with giant potatoes in their front yard, but it was actually a super awesome informative museum.

DONT SKIP THE CAFE!! (SPOILER ALERT: they only serve potatoes)