Butte

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park

  • 1868 Italianate home of John Bidwell – congressman, social activist, and agriculturalist
  • Location: 525 Esplanade Avenue in Chico
  • Open Wednesday through Friday from 12 noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Call (530) 895-6144
  • Visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=460

Butte County Pioneer Memorial Museum

  • Features local early American period history, Chinese Temple, and other exhibits
  • Location: 2332 Montgomery Street in Oroville
  • Open Friday through Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
  • Admission: $2, children under 12 are free
  • Call (530) 538-2497
  • Visit http://www.cityoforoville.org/index.aspx?page=131

Museum of Anthropology, Chico State University

  • Sponsors lectures and changing exhibits. Tours can be arranged.
  • Location: on the 3rd floor of Langdon Hall, at corner of Cherry and West First Streets on the Cal State University Chico campus
  • Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. while school is in session
  • Call (530) 898-5397
  • Visit http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/museum/