The Living Desert
1,200 acre wildlife and botanical park, featuring rare and endangered desert animals and African wildlife, hiking trails, picnic areas, café and gift shop. Shaded and misted areas throughout the park.
http://www.livingdesert.org/

Palm Springs TRAM
Ascend 8,000 in the world's largest rotating tramcars. It is forty degrees colder at the top and a completely different world (more like the Smokey Mountains) than Palm Springs below. Great hiking and, of course, incredible views of the desert.
http://www.pstramway.com

Natural Wonders

Desert Adventures Jeep Eco Tours
Desert Adventures invite you to hop on our Big Red Jeep and explore the infamous San Andreas Fault, a natural wonder of the world! Steep canyons dwarf you as we wind through the torturous terrain created by the awesome power of the San Andreas Fault.
http://www.red-jeep.com/

Joshua Tree National Park
Mojave and Lower Colorado desert join to form the park. Other worldly landscape, flora and wildlife, campgrounds, horse and hiking trails.
Located in Joshua Tree, CA about an hour from Palm Springs
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/

Moorten Botanical Garden
Internationally famous living museum with nature trails, 3000 varieties of cacti, succulents and flowers.
http://www.gardenforum.com/moorten/

Indian Canyons
Located on Agua Caliente tribal land, the canyons are a must-see. Undisturbed natural beauty is combined with remarkably easy access.
http://www.indian-canyons.com/

Museums

Palm Springs Desert Museum
The 125,000-square-foot Palm Springs Desert Museum's permanent collections include 20th-century modern and contemporary art, Western American and Native American art, Mesoamerican artifacts, miniatures, two sculpture gardens with an international collection of 20th-century sculpture, and the Stephen H. Willard Photography Collection & Archives.
http://www.psmuseum.org/

Palm Springs Air Museum
Inspiring and expansive collection features propeller-driven World War II aircraft in flying conditions. 60-seat Buddy Rogers Theatre of the Air, a restoration center,photographs and memorabilia.
http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/

Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum
Rustic Hopi-style structure build over a 20-year period. Open Saturday & Sunday
http://www.cabotsmuseum.org/

General Patton Memorial Museum
Adjacent to former Camp Young, featuring memorabilia of World Ware II training ground.
http://www.generalpatton.org/

Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert inspires and promotes intellectual curiosity and self expression through inventive and interactive exhibits and programs.
http://www.cdmod.org/

Theaters

Annenberg Theater
Showing an eclectic mix of live events including national touring companies.
http://www.psmuseum.org/performances/index.htm#Index%20Welcome

Palm Springs Follies
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies is a three-hour, razzle-dazzle, song and dance vaudeville-style extravaganza showcasing the music and dance of the 30s and 40s with one amazing difference - each of the cast members is from 56 to 87 years young!
http://www.palmsprings.com/active/follies.html

Dining

Dining Guide
http://www.palm-springs.org/dining.htm

Night Life
Link Here

Interactive Search
http://216.68.99.189/dining/index.asp

Best of Palm Springs
http://www.thedesertsun.com/bestofthevalley/

Shopping

Palm Canyon Drive
Beautifully lined with majestic palm trees continuously lit in a wrapping of sparkling lights, Palm Canyon Drive is a veritable goldmine of art galleries, restaurants, historical landmarks, pubs and every kind of shop!
http://www.palmsprings.com/palmcyn.html

El Paseo
Stroll along El Paseo, a unique shopper's paradise located in the heart of Palm Desert, and find over 300 delightful discoveries including fashion, accessories, dining, home furnishings, jewelry and art. On El Paseo, there truly are treasures every step of the way.
http://www.palmsprings.com/elpaseo/index.html

The River
The River is a 30-acre waterfront, shoppers come from all over to enjoy the mall’s park-like amenities, especially its manmade lake and streams and live-entertainment amphitheater, which are lined with scenic walkways.
http://www.ranchomirage.org/retail.html

Golf

Over one hundred golf courses nearby.

Desert Sun's Best Public Courses
Desert Sun Site

Casinos

Agua Caliente
32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. Open 24 hours. 321-2000.

Fantasy Springs
84-245 Indio Spring Parkway, Indio. Open 24 hours. 342-5000.

Spa Resort & Casino
401 E. Amado, Palm Springs. Open 24 hours. 325-5579.