Oregon recently announced the potato as its state vegetable. Everyone knows it truly belongs to Idaho.

The Idaho Potato Commission's sculpture has been converted into a hotel after serving several tours on the Famous Idaho Potato Tour.

Saturday, August 19, is National Potato Day, and to celebrate, Lay’s is giving one potato-loving person (and a guest) a two-night stay at the Big Idaho Potato Hotel. Here's how to enter.

The Big Idaho Potato Hotel in the background, and Dolly the two-year-old cow in the front. (Carson McCullough/Courthouse News) BOISE, Idaho (CN) — Spoiler alert: Did you know that Idaho loves potatoes ...

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 breathtaking views of the Owyhee Mountains.