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Palm Springs, California
Palm
Springs and the greater Coachella Valley are known for their
year-round indoor and outdoor attractions. From unique museums and
gardens, hot air ballooning, golf and shopping-- the
desert boasts beautiful surprises around every corner--and the Coachella Valley area has hundreds of
interesting attractions.
Palm Springs, Ca -
Attractions & Activities
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens -
A 1200 acre park featuring local
desert wildlife, gardens, butterfly exhibit, African wildlife and village,
hiking trails, a gift shop and cafe.
47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert / Indian Wells. (760) 346-5694.
Cabot’s Old Indian Pueblo Museum -
Explore Southwestern history
67-616 East Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs. (760) 329-7610.
Indian Canyons -
Land belonging to the Agua Caliente tribe
of Cahuilla Indians that has
remained untouched for centuries in the Palm, Andreas, Murray and Tahquitz Canyons.
5 miles south of downtown. (760) 325-3400.
Aerial Tramway -
The largest rotating tramcar in the world to the top of Chino
Canyon, and have a meal at the Top of the Tram restaurant, where you
will have a spectacular view of the area from over 8,000 feet high.
End of Tramway Road, northwest of downtown. (760) 325-1449.
Air Museum - Buddy Rogers Theatre of the Air.
745 North Gene Autry Trail. (760) 778-6262.
Windmill Tours -
(877) 449-WIND.
Uprising Outdoor Adventure Center -
Rock climbing lessons right next door to Knott’s Soak City USA.
1500 South Gene Autry Trail. (760) 320-6630.
Palapas of Araby Cove -
Artists’ colony in a canyon of tropical
foliage and waterfalls.
3255 East Palm Canyon Drive. (760) 416-1818.
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
-1037 Marina Drive, North Palm Beach Marina, North Palm Beach. (561)
329-4122.
Moorten Botanical Garden -Flora of the Mojave Desert
featured.
1701 South Palm Canyon Drive. (760) 327-6555.
Date Gardens -
Indio Orchards, 80-521 Highway 111, Indio. (760) 347-7534
Oasis Date Gardens, 59-111 Highway 111, Thermal. (760) 399-5665
Shields Date Gardens, 80-225 Highway 111, Indio. (760) 347-0996.
Knott’s Soak City USA -
Water park that features an
800,000 gallon Rip Tide simulator and numerous water slides.1500 South Gene Autry Trail. (760) 327-0499.
Desert Museum -
A sculpture gardens and cafe, regional art, natural history of the
area and the Annenburg Theatre .101 Museum Drive. (760) 325-7186.
Joshua Tree National Park - Horseback riding, camping and hiking,
in a national
preserve that is part of the Mojave and Southern Colorado Deserts.
Joshua Tree, CA (760) 367-5500.
General Patton Memorial Museum -
World War II memorabilia
I-10, thirty minutes east of Indio, exit Chiriaco. (760) 227-3483.
Jeep Eco Tours -
(760)
324-JEEP.
Hot Air Balloon Rides -
(760) 568-0997.
Palm Springs
Map &
Directions
 From
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), take Century Blvd. to Interstate
105 East, to Interstate 605 North to Interstate 10 East, exit at Highway
111 to Palm Springs. (Approximately 131 miles.)
From Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR), take Hollywood Dr. North to
Interstate 5 South, to Interstate 10 East, exit at Highway 111 to Palm
Springs. (Approximately 129 miles.)
From Long Beach Airport (LBG), turn left on Lakewood, right on Carson to
Interstate 605 North, to Interstate 10 East, exit at Highway 111 to Palm
Springs. (Approximately 105 miles.)
From Orange County-John Wayne Airport (SNA), take MacArthur Blvd. North to
Highway 55, to Highway 91 East, to Highway 60 East, to Interstate 10 East,
exit at Highway 111 to Palm Springs. (Approximately 100 miles.)
From Ontario Airport (ONT), take Interstate 10 East, exit at Highway 111
to Palm Springs. (Approximately 70 miles.)
From San Diego-Lindberg Field (SAN), take Harbor Dr. to Pacific Coast
Highway North to Interstate 8 East to Interstate 15 North, to Highway 215
North, to Highway 60 East, to Interstate 10 East, exit at Highway 111 to
Palm Springs. (Approximately 140 miles.)
Palm Springs
Visitor, Relocation &
Community Information
©Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism
777 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 201
Palm Springs California, 92262
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