Places to Explore In Palm Springs and the Desert Resorts

Borrego Springs

The permanent population of Borrego Springs, set squarely in the middle of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, hovers around 2,500. From September through June, when temperatures...

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• 1 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Cathedral City

Cathedral City is more residential than tourist-oriented, with large and small malls everywhere, but the city has several good restaurants and entertainment venues with moderate...

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• 1 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs's famous mineral waters, thought by some to have curative powers, bubble up at temperatures of 90°F to 148°F and flow into the...

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• 3 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Indian Wells

For the most part a quiet and exclusive residential enclave, Indian Wells hosts major tennis tournaments throughout the year, including the BNP Paribas Open. Three...

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• 3 Hotels
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Indio

Indio is the home of the renowned date shake: an extremely thick and sweet milkshake made with dates. The city and surrounding countryside generate 95%...

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• 4 Things To Do

Joshua Tree

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La Quinta

The desert became a Hollywood hideout in the 1920s, when La Quinta Hotel (now La Quinta Resort and Club) opened, introducing the Coachella Valley's first...

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• 2 Hotels
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Palm Desert

Palm Desert is a thriving retail and business community with popular restaurants, private and public golf courses, and premium shopping along its main commercial drag...

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• 2 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Palm Springs

A tourist destination since the late 19th century, Palm Springs evolved into an ideal hideaway for early Hollywood celebrities who slipped into town to play...

• 21 Restaurants
• 19 Hotels
• 36 Things To Do

Rancho Mirage

The rich and famous of Rancho Mirage live in beautiful estates and patronize elegant resorts and expensive restaurants. Although many mansions here are concealed behind...

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• 4 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Salton Sea

The Salton Sea, one of the largest inland seas on Earth, is the product of both natural and artificial forces. The sea occupies the Salton...

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Twentynine Palms

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Yucca Valley

One of the high desert's fastest-growing cities, Yucca Valley is emerging as a bedroom community for people who work as far away as Ontario, 85...

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• 2 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do