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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Oroville, California

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Cherokee, California…what’s left of it.

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Cherokee

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.
A rejuvenated Mother Tree in June 2012.

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Mother Orange Tree

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
Looking east across the bridge.

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Bidwell Bar Bridge

California's first suspension bridge.
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Cresta Aqueduct

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.
The westbound entrance.

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Oroville Train Tunnel

A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.
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World’s largest wooden yo-yo, in all its glory

Chico, California

World's Largest Working Wooden Yo-Yo

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.
21 miles from Oroville
The gates of Timbuctoo.

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Timbuctoo

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.
24 miles from Oroville
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