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IconicPalm Springs
FreeOfficial visitor info for Palm Springs, from desert resorts and Palm Canyon shopping to the aerial tramway.
Palm Springs, CA
Area guide · California, USA
Things to do in Greater Palm Springs
Desert cities of the Coachella Valley
- Attractions
- Sightseeing
- Sport & Outdoor
- Museums
- Nearest airport: PSP, about 0 miles
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Three to see first in Greater Palm Springs
Museums
History BuffPalm Springs Air Museum
Under $25Living history museum with one of the world's largest flyable collections of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam era aircraft.
Palm Springs, CA
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureClassic Club
$50+Play an Arnold Palmer designed championship desert golf course near Palm Springs.
Palm Desert, CA
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Attractions
IconicPalm Springs Aerial Tramway
$25–$50The world's largest rotating tramcar ride, climbing 2.5 miles up Chino Canyon to Mount San Jacinto State Park.
Sightseeing
IconicPalm Springs
FreeOfficial visitor info for Palm Springs, from desert resorts and Palm Canyon shopping to the aerial tramway.
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureIndian Canyons
Under $25Palm oasis canyons on Agua Caliente tribal land near Palm Springs with hiking trails and a trading post.
Museums
History BuffPalm Springs Air Museum
Under $25Living history museum with one of the world's largest flyable collections of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam era aircraft.
Tours
IconicFive Star Adventures Tours
$50+Guided sightseeing tours past Palm Springs celebrity homes and midcentury modern architecture.
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureClassic Club
$50+Play an Arnold Palmer designed championship desert golf course near Palm Springs.
Attractions
Quirky FunEscape Room Palm Springs
$25–$50Private, family-friendly escape rooms in Palm Springs with themes from bank heists to a wizard school.
Museums
IconicPalm Springs Art Museum
$25–$50A large art museum in downtown Palm Springs with a collection spanning contemporary California, Native American, and modern European art.
Tours
Family FavoriteCovered Wagon Tours
$50+Mule-drawn covered wagon rides into the Coachella Valley Preserve with a chuckwagon BBQ and cowboy music.
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About Greater Palm Springs
Greater Palm Springs covers the Coachella Valley in the desert east of Los Angeles, including Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Thousand Palms. The valley sits between the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway climbs into the San Jacinto range. Palm Springs venues include the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Palm Springs Air Museum, Indian Canyons on the Agua Caliente reservation, and Escape Room Palm Springs, while Palm Desert is home to the Classic Club golf course and Thousand Palms to Covered Wagon Tours.