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

Updated September 29, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Oroville

Cherokee, California...what's left of it.

Oroville, California

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.

Oroville, California

Mother Orange Tree

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

Looking east across the bridge.

Oroville, California

Bidwell Bar Bridge

California's first suspension bridge.

Close-up of Cresta Aqueduct.

Oroville, California

Cresta Aqueduct

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

The westbound entrance.

Oroville, California

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

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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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