"The National Yo-Yo Museum is located right in the heart of downtown Chico. It can be found in the rear section of the local shop Bird in Hand. In addition to tons of yo-yos of various shapes and sizes, it is also currently home to the world's largest yo-yo!"

"Because it is home to the museum, Chico also hosts the annual National Yo-Yo Contest every October," the localwiki.com reports.

World's Largest Yo-Yo and National Yo-Yo Museum

"Eighty years of Yo-Yo artifacts are on display, with photos, competition awards, and Yo-Yo's from the 1920s through today, as well as the world's largest Yo-Yo at 50 inches in height and weighing 256 pounds. The national Yo-Yo contest is held in Chico in October.

"The Yo-Yo museum is in a store called "Bird in Hand" which has very cool nature and educational toys, along with garden items, games, and fun T-shirts (classy shirts, not "I'm with stupid."). Downtown Chico is very fun to walk through anytime; an excellent time to visit is Thursday evenings in the summer for Downtown Outdoor Market. The downtown area is free of students in the summertime, which makes for a better family experience in the evenings." (Roadside America)

"Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

"Not even the strongest of yo-yo-tossing humans could take on this four-foot tall, 256-pound toy; only a giant crane has been able to swing it into action. While the larger-than-life yo-yo is one of the shop’s main attractions, Bird in Hand has been fascinating yo-yo fans for decades—holding events, classes, and competitions. You can peruse countless yo-yo models, get schooled on ancient and contemporary yo-yo history, and, if you wish, purchase one of your own." (Atlas Obscura)

"The Yo Yo Museum is why we came though. It's super impressive! Definitely worth a stop if you're driving through Chico."

"great store, a lot of cool selection of classic and new toys. the customer service is top notch very nice people."

"Fantastic selection of gifts and toys, especially for art lovers. Tons of puzzles, classic wooden toys, musical toys for little ones ... stickers, stationery, costumes, you name it. It's a fun store packed to the gills with fun and games. They have much more than you can find online unless you already know what you're searching for, and you're able to see and compare everything up close unlike online shopping. Truly what small business is all about. Friendly staff, too. A must to stop in when shopping downtown Chico."

"What a great toy shop!!!! Everything you could want is here! Great yo-yo collection and Jelly Cat selection. Jewelry, blouses, T-shirt's, toys, baby gifts, wooden toys ...

Check out the biggest yo-yo museum collection in the back of the store!!"

"The best part of the store is the YoYo museum in the back. There is a giant yoyo, tons of yoyos, and more information on the sport of yoyoing than I ever knew existed."

"This place is huge and they have so many different types of gifts and toys! It definitely reminded me of the childhood days!

What surprised me the most was the yo-yo section they had in the back! They had the biggest yo-yo in the world or something and I saw it, how cool! I am not really a fan of these kind of things, but I must admit it was pretty damn interesting!"

Related world records:

Largest Yo-Yo collection: world record set by Dr. John Meisenheimer