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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.
Great information and exhibits. The BEST fries I have ever had!
Stopped here for a break from driving from Yellowstone to Salt Lake City. Admission to museum for adults is $6 but they have a $0.50 discount like AAA. Museum is okay and small; you’ll probably less an hour or less here. Stopped by the cafe to get a baked potato; gotta eat a potato item at a potato museum. I got the Chili n Cheese Baked Potato ($5.99).
It's a very small Museum and a baked potato eatery with Manny choices of toppings. The baked potato is large and better than most restaurants.
This was a very interesting stop. Lots of fun facts about potatoes. Great for a quick roadside stop
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.
Honestly kinda mid. Super small and expensive. The gift shop had some fun novelty items though.
A fun little museum if you're in the area or just passing through. Lots you can learn and plenty of stuff for the kids too.
We had just the best time here. Fascinating to learn the botanical history of potatoes and the agricultural history in Idaho. The exhibits were interesting and well laid out. They even had VR sets. Highly recommend if you’re in the area.
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.
Love the idea of eating baked potatoes after learning some background information on Idaho potato. “The idahoan” was delicious btw.
What a fun little museum. From the huge potato outside to the random facts you can review inside its a cute place to visit. They have a little souvenir shoo where you can find something fun as a keep sake. They also have a little Cafe to get yourself some delicious backed potatoes to end your visit. Take the kids in for a short stop to learn some history of the Idaho potato.
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.
This is an interesting place, was once a train station. The history of the magical Spud is displayed for all to see.
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)
Cute little museum. They have lots of information packed into a small space. Everyone there is really friendly and the Cafe at the end has really yummy food.
If you’re visiting Southeast, Idaho, this place is an absolute must. It’s an extremely well done, museum, chronicling the potato and its history and importance to the state. The staff is friendly, they have a lovely gift store and you can even get a free tater if you’re an out of stater! I visited during the week, and there was only one other group of people there. This was great, because I had time to read all of the exhibits and enjoy what they had to offer.
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.
I round a corner to hear a strident cry from below. My eyes dart involuntarily to the source of the sound, and my gaze locks with an enigma. I stoop down, craning my neck for a better view through a narrow opening. After a few moments, my mind begins to make sense of the scene. Three humanoid potatoes languish on a decrepit couch in a dungeon of sorts. Their pasty, sun-deprived skin reflects a lurid glow as a projector casts movement onto their otherwise lifeless corpses. Their vestigial limbs, frail and flaccid from years of disuse, cling to each other as a testament to their companionship in an eternal imprisonment. The shrill and haunting tones of their elegy pierce the air, one word repeated endlessly: “potato.” Apparently, the isolation of their exile has driven them to madness, no longer capable of coherent speech or thought. “Potato, potato, potato…”
A nice stop. Easy on & off the highway. Information about the history of potato farming along with Fun facts! Be sure to stop by the gift shop for free "potatoes for out-of-staters!"