Idaho Potato Museum
Specialty Museum · Blackfoot, Idaho
A museum about the potato, in the Oregon Short Line Railroad depot at Blackfoot, built between October 1912 and August 1913 and given to the town by Union Pacific. It opened properly in 1989 after a trial summer that drew about two thousand people, and it is entirely serious about its subject: the history of potato growing and eating, 1,600-year-old Peruvian vessels thought to be the earliest potato storage containers, the introduction of the French fry to the White House under Jefferson, and a hall of fame for the industry. It also holds what it describes as the world's largest potato crisp, twenty-five inches by fourteen, donated by Pringles.
130 NW Main Street, Blackfoot, Idaho, 83221, United States
Open most days with SEASONAL HOURS and some closed days and holidays - ⚠ CHECK BEFORE DETOURING, because this is a small museum in a town of about twelve thousand. Admission is modest with reduced rates for children and seniors. THE POTATO STATION CAFE KEEPS SHORTER HOURS THAN THE MUSEUM, so do the cafe first if you are arriving late in the day. Street parking outside is free. Group and school visits should be arranged in advance. The museum occupies the 1913 Oregon Short Line Railroad depot, donated to Blackfoot by Union Pacific.
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