#4: Play With Your Food in Clark, SD
If your mother had to constantly chide you to stop playing with your food as a child, you’d love this next stop. In Clark, South Dakota, you don’t just get to play with your food; you can play in your food! Mashed potatoes, to be specific. If you’ve heard of jello wrestling, this is sort of like that, only with mashed potatoes instead of jello.
Every August, the city of Clark hosts Potato Day, which includes a lot of fun, family-friendly activities. The highlight of the day is the mashed potato wrestling event, which never fails to draw an enormous crowd. There are many competitors; some even come dressed in costumes and have complete potato-themed personas. It’s a mess of a good time.