Originally built to celebrate the Idaho Potato Commission, the spud traveled the country for seven years before it was converted into a unique tiny home. Despite its novelty, the potato offers comfort ...

BOISE — Tons of tourists are dreaming of staying in a giant Idaho potato. The coronavirus pandemic forced people to cancel travel plans and stay at home for months in 2020. Some people took that time ...

How about a 6-ton spud made of steel, plaster and concrete? The massive potato that was once the centerpiece of the Idaho Potato Commission’s 75th anniversary is now a hotel in south Boise that has ...

This story originally published in April 2019. The Big Idaho Potato was supposed to spend only a year or two traveling the United States promoting the state’s most famous crop. But the 6-ton potato’s ...