The Best of Palm Springs for Visitors and Residents
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Palm Springs was home to the Cahuilla Indians.
The Cahuilla Indians spent the winter months
around the hot mineral springs and then during
the hot summer months the tribe moved to the
canyons. In 1884, Judge John Guthrie McCallum
became the first to relocate to Palm Springs.
Together, Judge McCallum and the Cahuilla Indians
built a 19-mile ditch from Whitewater River to
the area now known as Palm Springs.
In 1909 Dr. Harry and Nellie Coffman began a
sanitorium, The Desert Inn. It was designed to
assist people with tuberculosis. Years later,
The Desert Inn became a first class resort
playing host to many famous families including
the Vanderbilts and Hearsts families.
Today, Palm Springs is a central city in the
Coachella Valley. It is home to many Hollywood
Stars and has been nicknamed "The Playground to
the Stars". In the early 1990's Sonny Bono
began one of the largest foreign film festivals.
Palm Springs continues to host this annual and
growing event.
Palm Springs offers their visitors and residents
a spectacular desert paradise with year round
sunshine and unbelievable natural beauty. The
majestic mountains and unique desert provide a
backdrop to an beautiful city. The Palm Springs
Aerial Tramway will showcase the desert beauty
with views of the Indian Canyons and desert
landscape.
Palm Springs offers world class facilities for
golf and tennis. The nearby Joshua Tree National
Park offers outdoor adventures like fitness walks
and longer hikes. Palm Springs offers cultural
events like galleries and museums and hosts
yearly celebrity golf tournaments and film
festivals. Palm Springs offers some of the best
boutique shopping in Southern California.
Palm Springs offers memoriable shopping
experiences. Palm Canyon Drive is lined with palm
trees and offers some of the best shopping,
restaurants, pubs, and entertainment in the
Coachella Valley. Every Thursday from 6 to 10pm,
a section of Palm Canyon Drive is transformed
into VillageFest, a town street fair. Handcrafts
vendors, fresh produce and enticing food booths
line the streets with street performers offering
entertainment.
Palm Springs offers so many different parks to
select from. You can go hiking in Joshua Tree
National Park or take your dog to the local dog
park. There is something for all residents of
Palm Springs.
The city of Palm Springs offers a variety of
dining choices. From award winning gourmet
restaurants to grilled burgers. There is a
restaurant for every taste and budget.
Palm Springs offers a wide variety of resort and
hotel options. You can choose from five star
luxury resorts, condo rentals, golf communities
or a moderately priced hotel. Palm Springs
offers a hotel for all budgets and interests.
Palm Springs offers some of the best golf
facilities in the world. Designed by some of the
biggest names in the game, the courses are truly
memoriable. Make your reservation today.
The Palm Springs Art Museum offers exhibitions of
arts, performing art, events and programs. Come
spend the day experiencing the art on display,
sign up for one of the events and programs or see
one of the performing art shows including the
biggest names in show business.
Palm Springs Museum
The Palm Springs Air Museum is a non-profit
museum dedicated to preserving and educating
generations about the World War II Aircraft and
the stories behind this war. Walking into this
museum is a history lesson brought to life with
preserved aircraft and artifacts.
Palm Springs Air Museum
There is always something to do in Palm Springs!
Do you like museums? Do you like hot air balloons?
What do you like to do? Whatever your
preference, Palm Springs has your favorite
activity.
Activities
Come see why so many call Palm Springs their home!
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