Spuddy buddies and world-record sundaes? These off-beat attractions are making Americas 250th birthday unforgettable

Europe is boiling and so is the price of an international flight.No wonder many Americans are choosing to keep their summer holiday plans planted on US soil.

Their timing couldn’t be better; in fact, it’s historic good luck.Every state is celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary this summer in its own way — from historic tall ship sailings to fire work extravaganzas.

But a few states are taking a slightly quirkier approach to patriotism that’s not to be missed.Below we’ve created a cheat sheet for making your historic all-American summer vacation an outside-the-box and utterly unforgettable treat.The idea came to Gem State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth last year, when she learned that security red tape might preclude someone from depicting Paul Revere in the kick-off for America 250 celebrations last April, during a re-enactment of his ride in Boise.She devised an unlikely solution relying on one of the potato commission’s squishy mascots, the Spuddy Buddy.

Ellsworth dressed him up in a homemade Revere-inspired outfit she knocked up thanks to a childhood spent behind a sewing machine.“When I was in my early twenties, I wanted to work for the Muppets,” she told the Post, “You could create a person.”Spud Revere was an instant hit – and spawned an impromptu addition to Idaho’s celebrations: the Revolutionary Spuds.

Each of the 15-strong set, handsewn by Ellsworth over 10 hours or so, nods to a hero of the era: James Madispud, for example, or Spudjamin Franklin.“Potatoes don’t have shoulders, so they have quite a few figure challenges,” she laughed of the outfits, “And I had such a problem with John Adams, who has such a disgusting hairline.

I didn’t make him at first.”They’re on display at the State Capitol, but also roam on loan to events throughout America250.Each is used to champion a different club or activity like study circles or recipe exchanges – when she completed the set with Martha Tot Washingtater, that chip off th...