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Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States.

The nickname, “City of Roses,” appears on the Seal of the City of Chico, California.

Home of Sierra Nevada Brewery Co.

Home to the World's Largest Yo-Yo and National Yo-Yo Competition

Chico’s Bidwell Park is the 13th largest municipal park in the nation and makes up over 17% of the city.

Chico is also known as the “City of Trees,” and has been designated a Tree City USA for 27 years by the National Arbor Day Foundation

In 1997, Chico was ranked as the number-one cycling city in the nation by Bicycle Magazine

The League of American Bicyclist awarded the City of Chico a Silver Level Award for 2012 to 2016

Chico was featured in an episode of Huell Howser’s California Gold TV show.

Chico is featured in Sunset Magazine’s California Spring Break edition. http://www.sunset.com/travel/california/chico-spring-break

Chico is the runner up for Best Places to Reboot by Sunset Magazine
http://www.sunset.com/travel/best-places-to-live-and-work/best-places-to-live-and-work_19

Chico’s Farmers’ Market is named in top 5 markets in the world, according to the Top 10 Farmers’ Markets In The UK And Around The World.

Chico State received the best score possible on the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scoreboard.

The University has been rated a Top-10 regional public university in the West by U.S. News and World Report since 1998, when the rankings began.

Chico State was named to The Princeton Review’s 2014 “Green Honor Roll," receiving the highest possible score, according to California State University, Chico.

Sherwood Forest in the 1937 Adventures of Robin Hood was filmed in Bidwell Park as well as parts of Gone With The Wind.

Named one of the “100 best art towns in America,” according to 101 Things To Do In Butte County.

Chico’s ‘World’s Largest Yo-Yo” was included in Huffington Post’s article, “From Drag Racing to Dog Mushers, 12 Offbeat Sports Halls-of-Fame” on August 25, 2014

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