Palm Springs and the Desert Resorts
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1. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Park (National/State/Provincial)One of the richest living natural-history museums in the nation, this state park is a vast, nearly uninhabited wilderness where you can step...Read More
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2. El Paseo
Pedestrian MallWest of and parallel to Highway 111, this mile-long Mediterranean-style shopper's paradise is lined with fountains, courtyards, and upscale...Read More
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3. Galleta Meadows
Public Art (Mural/Sculpture/Statue)At Galleta Meadows, camels, llamas, saber-toothed tigers, tortoises, and monumental gomphotherium (a sort of ancient elephant) appear to roam...Read More
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4. Indian Canyons
CanyonThe Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente, part of the Cahuilla people. You can see remnants of their ancient life, including...Read More
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5. Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Art
Arts/Performance VenueThis vast 10-acre art installation full of “assemblage art” on a sandy tract of land in the town of Joshua Tree honors the work of artist Noah...Read More
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6. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookA trip on the tramway provides a 360-degree view of the desert through the picture windows of rotating cars. The 2½-mile ascent through Chino...Read More
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7. Palm Springs Air Museum
Museum/GalleryThis museum's impressive collection of World War II aircraft includes a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, a P-51 Mustang, a Bell P-63 King Cobra...Read More
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8. The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands
House/Mansion/VillaThe stunning 25,000-square-foot winter home and retreat of the late Ambassador Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg opened to the public in 2012...Read More
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9. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Garden/ArboretumCome eye-to-eye with wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, cheetahs, bighorn sheep, golden eagles, warthogs, and owls at the Living Desert, which...Read More
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10. 29 Palms Art Gallery
Museum/GalleryThis gallery features work by local painters, sculptors, and jewelry makers inspired by the desert landscape. If you find yourself inspired...Read More
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11. Backstreet Art District
Museum/GalleryGalleries and live-work studios just off East Canyon Drive showcase the works of a number of highly acclaimed artists. Painter and ceramicist...Read More
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12. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeOnce a Native American village and later a cattle ranch, this preserve is a serene oasis around a natural spring generated by snowmelt from...Read More
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13. Boomers Palm Springs
Amusement Park/Water ParkAt this mini–theme park you can play minigolf, drive bumper boats, climb a rock wall, drive a go-kart, swing in the batting cages, test your...Read More
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14. Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Museum/GalleryCabot Yerxa, the man who found the spring that made Desert Hot Springs famous, built a quirky four-story, 35-room pueblo between 1939 and his...Read More
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15. Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Museum/GalleryThis museum features more than 80 hands-on exhibits, including a miniature rock-climbing area, a magnetic sculpture wall, make-it-and-take-it...Read More
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16. Coachella Valley History Museum
Museum/GalleryLearn about dates at this museum inside a former farmhouse. The exhibits here provide an intriguing glimpse into irrigation, harvesting, and...Read More
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17. Coachella Valley Preserve
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeFor a glimpse of how the desert appeared before development, head northeast from Palm Springs to this preserve. It has a system of sand dunes...Read More
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18. Elvis's Honeymoon Hideaway
House/Mansion/VillaThe hideaway of the King of rock ’n’ roll and his young bride, Priscilla, during their first year of marriage, this house perches on a hilltop...Read More
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19. Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Museum/GalleryNatural and cultural history of the Morongo Basis and High Desert are the focus here. A small live-animal display includes scorpions, snakes...Read More
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20. Koffi
Restaurant–SightLocals often hit this chain to get their caffeine fix, and it's a fine pit stop for pastries, premade sandwiches, and bagels. This outpost is...Read More
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