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Chico [1] [2] is in Butte County in California. It's best known for its State University which has a wild reputation.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

Chico is served by Amtrak's [3] Coast Starlight. The times are very annoying — the southbound train arrives just before 4AM, and the northbound just before 2AM.

[edit] Get around

Ride a bike. One of the best bike friendly towns around, the locals and students prefer to ride than drive.

[edit][add listing] See

• Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park, 525 Esplanade, ☎ +1 530 895-6144, [4]. Tu-F Noon-5PM, Sat Su 10AM-5PM. This 26-room mansion formerly owned by John and Annie Bidwell was the first in the state to have indoor plumbing. 50 minute tours of the mansion depart every hour. 18 and over: $4, 5-17: $2, 4 and under: Free. (39.7423,-121.8478) edit

• Colman Museum, 13548 Centerville Road, ☎ +1 530 893-9667 (colmanmuseum@aol.com), [5]. Sa Su 1PM-4PM.  edit

• Honey Run Covered Bridge, Intersection of Honey Run Rd. and Centerville Rd.. Sep-Apr 10AM-4:30PM; May-Aug 10AM-7PM. The only covered bridge in the United States to have three distinct rooflines.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• Bidwell Park, 1968 East 8th Street (Chico Creek Nature Center), ☎ +1 530 891-4671 (info@bidwellpark.org, fax: +1 530 891-0837), [6]. 5:30AM-one hour after sunset. America's seventh largest municipal park offers hiking, biking, swimming, and numerous other options for outdoor recreation. The lower section of the park begins near Highway 99 and extends north-east through the city and continues five miles into the foothills north of the city.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Bird in Hand, 320 Broadway St, +1 530 893-0545. Selling a wide range of products, from Tommy Bahama to toys. Also has a Yo-yo museum.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Jedidiah's, # 817 Main Street Chico, CA 95928. Best breakfast in Chico.  edit
• Pluto's, 210 Main Street, +1 530 343-0165, Fax: +1 530 343-0184, [7]. Pluto's specializes in sandwiches and salads that are both healthy and unbelievably tasty. Anything with roasted turkey is particularly recommended.
• Woodstock's Pizza, 166 E 2nd St, +1 530 893-1500, Fax: +1 530 894-8156, [8]. Chico's best pizza. Really.
• Aca Taco, 133 Broadway Street, +1 530 894-0191. The best burrito in Northern California.
• Windy's Chinese, 1000 W Sacramento Ave # G, +1 530 343-1788.
• Italian Cottage, 2234 Esplanade. Awesome breakfast omelettes, especially the spicy Italian one with marinara sauce, melted cheese, sausage, and pepperoni.
• Sultan's Bistro, 300 Broadway St, +1 530 345-7455. The beef and lamb gyro plates make for one of the best dinners you'll never have.
• Smokin' Mo's BBQ, 131 Broadway St, +1 530 891-6677. They offer tri-tip, chicken, pork, and ribs. You have 4 different sauces to choose from and you can take as much sauce from each type as you want. Its an order at the counter place.

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Joe's Bar, 749 West 5th Street, +1 530 894-3612. Sawdust on the floor, music blaring, cheap drinks, a back patio, and a crowd that will be singing along after midnight.

• Madison Bear Garden, beer and burgers. Tasty burgers, local beer. Good late night menu, college atmosphere downstairs. Upstairs is a disco that borders on MTV spring breaks and Americans at their worst.

• Sierra Nevada Brewery, +1 530 893-3520. Take a tour, try some of the best microbrew in the country. Privately owned, the brewery offers an alehouse with excellent food and good beer for around $2.50 a glass. Try the beer sampler.

• Butte Creek Brewing Co 945 W 2nd St, +1 530 894-7906. Microbrewery.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Best Western Heritage Inn, 25 Heritage Ln, +1 530 894-8600, Toll-free: +1-800-446-4291, Fax: +1 530 894-8600, [9].
• Courtyard Chico, 2481 Carmichael Drive, +1 530 894-6699, Fax: +1 530 894-6696, [10].
• Holiday Inn, 685 Manzanita Ct, +1 530 345-2491, [11].
• Hotel Diamond in Chico, 220 West 4th Street, +1 530 893-3100, [12]. The original Diamond Hotel opened for business on September 3, 1904 as the "only strictly first-class house in Chico, and the superior of any North of Sacramento." The reign of the Diamond was a relatively short 12 years, as a major fire in 1916 closed the doors. Between 1920's through 1990's, the building was occupied by Chico State University students as dormitory or a low cost hotel and eventually abandoned empty. The new Hotel Diamond opened its door in May, 2005.
• Days Inn Chico, 740 Broadway, ☎ 530-343-3286, [13].  edit
• Motel 6, 665 Manzanita Court, +1 530 345-5500, Fax: +1 530 894-2846, [14].
• Residence Inn Chico, 2485 Carmichael Drive, +1 530 894-5500, Fax: +1 530 894-5511, [15].

[edit] Get out

The Feather River Canyon is about 40 minutes South-West. It's a beautiful drive out to fantastic climbing, swimming, and hiking.

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