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Bidwell Mansion

525 Esplanade, Chico, CA
(530) 895-6144
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Ranked #3 of 7 attractions in Chico
Type: Historic Sites
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Chico, California, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

The tour is great! The grounds are beautiful and the guide is wonderful. What a great place to visit!

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Sacramento, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

The tour guide was very knowledgeable. I learned more about Bidwell than I expected. And, of course, I came out of there with a book for further reading.

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Gouldsboro, Pa.
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

An informative tour guide will take you through the Mansion. She has a wealth of knowledge for the mansion and the area. You are free to wander around the ground. Recommend the tour.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Interesting, if you like the history of a place and/or like to see beautiful old mansions. One learns a lot about Northern California history and architecture in taking the tour or even visiting the musem. If you can't climb the stairs, you can still see the first floor and then exit and return to the musem where they will show... More

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Reno, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the love affair between John and Annie Bidwell. The Bidwells were true visionaries. The tour is well worth the time. Staff were very friendly and accomodating and even stored our bike helmets for us while we toured the house and the university.

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Chico, California, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2013

Wonderful hour and a half well spent. If you love history and enjoy knowing more about the town and how it was founded, then you will enjoy this well-preserved mansion and learning more about its inhabitants and the founders of Chico, CA.

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Chico, California, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2013

Huge Christmas tree, carolers, knowledgeable docents dressed in period style..wonderful way to get in the holiday mood.

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Chico, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2013

Lots of history-rich info. The Bidwells were very interesting "modern" people for their time. Beautiful mansion and surrounding grounds!

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Chico, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2012

Great shape, with historically accurate furniture and decor. A lot of historical information about the Bidwells, Chico's founding family. Also alot of information about the Mechoopda Indians the Bidwell's displaced.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

Mansion is o.k. Lady who gave tour was very good. Its not anything like the Biltmore Estate , but for six dollars its a good history lesson.

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