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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Oroville

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

Updated September 29, 2021

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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.
Close-up of Cresta Aqueduct.

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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.

Smartsville, California

Timbuctoo

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