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Palm Springs [1] is a resort city in the Southern California desert. Palm Springs became a destination during the 1950s and 1960s as American movie stars from Hollywood flocked there in droves. Nowadays, the area is filled with golf courses and swimming pools. Palm Springs is also very popular in the gay and naturist community. In early spring, Palm Springs is a favorite destination for west coast college students, resulting in full hotels. So book rooms early. Other nearby desert resort cities include Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta and Indio.
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- The Indian Canyons. Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Canyon, Andreas Canyon and Murray Canyon, were sacred Native sites, now open to the public for hiking. [6]
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Golf is one of the primary motivations for Palm Springs visits almost any time of year. Theatre and Indian gaming casinos offer additional night time excitement.
- Historic Plaza Theatre, 128 South Palm Canyon Dr, 760 327-0225, [7]. The home of the Palm Springs Follies, featuring talented and energetic seniors singing and dancing. Matinee at 1:30PM and evening show at 7PM. From $39.
- Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive, 760 325-7186, [8]. Founded in 1933, the museum hosts special exhibits and work from its permanent collection which includes Ruscha, Robert Arneson, Nathan, Charles Russell, Frederic Remington and Native American and Mesoamerican Art.
- Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, 1 Tramway Rd, 760 325-1391, [9]. A good place to go to get away from the heat. Incredible views at night, and snow in the winter.
- Palm Springs Air Museum 745 N. Gene Autry Trl, 760 778-6262, [10]. Nice place to go to if you have half a day to spare. Home to great condition WWII airplanes and more.
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, [11]. Held first 2 weeks of January. One of the largest film festivals in North America. Star-studded black tie gala open to public with purchase of gala tickets.
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, [12]. Largest short film festival in North America; second largest in the world. An Academy sanctioned festival. Fifty of the short films screened at this festival have been nominated for Academy Awards. The public can meet up-and-coming directors and actors at special parties. Held Aug 23-29th, 2007.
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- Tylers Burgers, 149 South Indian Canyon Dr. This small hamburger joint, famous for their sliders, has the best hamburgers in all of Palm Springs. Only open for lunch. Be sure to get there early or be prepared to wait because this is where all the locals eat.
- Kaiser Grille, 205 S. Palm Canyon Dr, 760 323-1003, [19]. Good American food right in the middle of downtown Palm Springs.
- The Chop House, 262 S. Palm Canyon Dr, 760 320-4500. Steakhouse along the main drag of Palm Springs.
- Le Vallauris, 385 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way, 760 325-5059, [20]. Expensive, but good french food off of S. Palm Canyon Drive.
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