It seemed like a serious omission to visit Idaho and not tour the Idaho Potato Museum. It meant driving an extra 50 miles round trip, but that seemed like a small price to pay. And after visiting the museum, I would recommend going to see it if you’re within 25 miles. But not much further.
It was, in short, a museum about the origins of the potato, types of potatoes, growing and harvesting potatoes, and cooking potatoes. The vessels on the upper right are in honor of the potato god.
The collection at lower left is potato mashers.
I found some false info in the museum. Having grown up in Des Plaines and eaten at the McDonald’s in question many times, I can state with complete certainty that it’s in Illinois and not in Iowa.
Here’s Colorado’s contribution to potato culture.
We stopped in the Potato Station Cafe and shared an order of French fries and a dish of huckleberry potato ice cream, which was good and tasted like … ice cream.
We took our time and read everything there was to read. It didn’t make my top 5 list of museums I’ve visited, but it’s probably in the top 100.
And since I brought it up. Here are the top 5 in no particular order.
National WW1 Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri
National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana
Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin
American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio