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Known as the playground to the stars, Palm Springs, a resort city, was discovered by Hollywood as early as 1919. It is a wonderful place to visit because the sun shines nearly every day, which helps make the city a perfect place climate-wise for fun in the sun. Visitors can enjoy hiking, golf, tennis and horseback riding for starters while they enjoy the beauty and serenity of the Indian Canyons. For those looking for other activities, they can visit the Palm Springs Desert Museum, take a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway or watch one of the great Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. There are also a wide variety of restaurants featuring delectable foods from all over the world.

Popular Palm Springs Hotels

Hotel Zoso
150 South Indian Canyon Drive

Shilo Inn Suites - Palm Springs
1875 North Palm Canyon Drive

Riviera Palm Springs - A Noble House Resort
1600 North Indian Canyon Drive

Colony Palms Hotel
572 North Indian Canyon

Spa Resort Casino
100 North Indian Canyon Drive

Caliente Tropics Hotel
411 East Palm Canyon Drive

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Top rated attractions in Palm Springs

1.	The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a beautiful twelve hundred acre wildlife and botanical park that features endangered and rare desert animals, African wildlife, hiking trails, picnic areas, and a café and gift shop. For those who need to get out of the sun and rest as they make their way through the zoo and gardens, there are misted and shaded areas throughout the park. « hide
2.	Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs Air Museum has an inspiring collection that features propeller-driven World War II aircraft in flying conditions from both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation. The museum also includes a sixty-seat Buddy Rogers Theater of Air and a restoration center with loads of memorabilia and photographs sure to delight adults and children alike. « hide
3.	Elite Land Tours - Hummer Adventures Elite Land Tours - Hummer Adventures allows a person to explore wilderness areas in the comfort and safety of a luxury Hummer H2s with an expert eco-tour guide. Voted Attraction of the Year by Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Authority, tours include the San Andreas Fault, Joshua Tree National Park, A Falconry Adventure or Safari where one can be up close and personal with the big cats including Golden Asian Leopards and Siberian Tigers and a Wolf Sanctuary where it is possible to actually interact with the wolves. Other tours are offered as well. « hide
4.	Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Palm Springs Aerial Tramway features the world’s largest rotating tramcar and takes the vacationer up the breathtaking sheer cliffs of Chino Canyon. Guided tours and camping is available during the summer and one can enjoy lunch and dinner at the Peaks Restaurant or Pines Cafeteria while looking down at the spectacular desert below. « hide

Top rated restaurants in Palm Springs

1.	Pomme Frite Pomme Frite offers an authentic European atmosphere along with its superior cuisine. Featuring Belgian specialties, which are moderately priced such as Flemish style beef stew, Cornish Game Hen, steamed black mussels and a wide selection of Belgian beers as well as California and French wines. « hide	6.	Sherman’s Delicatessen & Bakery Sherman’s Delicatessen & Bakery is a Kosher-Style family restaurant with two locations where one can find breakfast, lunch and dinner reminiscent of a New York style deli. Sherman’s bakes their bread and desserts fresh daily and offer cinnamon bread, French toast and eight-egg omelets with thick bacon. Their Sandwich Board features more than forty different sandwiches including Hot Corned Beef on rye with Cole slaw or potato salad. « hide
2.	Delhi Palace Delhi Palace serves up tasty Indian food prepared in a tandoori clay oven over red hot charcoals. Diners can enjoy eating to the aroma of Indian herbs while surrounded by murals of the Taj Mahal and other beautiful Indian sites. Friday and Saturday evenings even feature belly dancing for the diners’ enjoyment. Shrimp Curry, Lamb Boti Cabob, and Tandoori fish or only a few of the many entrees one can enjoy. « hide	7.	Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant offers friendly service, great food, and entertainment as well as a practice putting green. Chef Features include New Zealand Snapper and Honey-Soy Glazed Chilean Sea Bass. They also serve prime rib, Rib eye, New York Strip and such surprises as house made potato chips with Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce as well as other things. « hide
3.	Kobe Japanese Steak House Kobe Japanese Steak House is one of the places to visit for Japanese food where all of the tables surround a teppan grille. Kobe has been a landmark on Restaurant Row for twenty-five years. Serving such delights like chicken, NY Steak or scallops with prawns, Teriyaki Chicken, and Teppan Shrimp in a unique memorable setting. Email: www.info@KOBEranchomirage.com. « hide	8.	Bing Crosby’s Restaurant and Piano Lounge Bing Crosby’s Restaurant and Piano Lounge is the place to find Bing Crosby’s Signature Filet with Black Truffle Demi-Glace, Braised Short Ribs, Lamb Three Ways and the Crosby Clam Bake in a Hollywood style setting that honors the late crooner. Dinner is served nightly starting at 5 p.m. The Piano lounge opens at 4:30 and features live entertainment seven nights a week. « hide
4.	Grill-A-Burger Grill-A-Burger has two locations offering a number of different signature burgers, hot dogs, chicken and pork sandwiches, as well as salads, sides and fountain treats. Grill-A-Burger also has a full bar serving champagne, wine and imported beer. Outdoor seating is available at the Palm Canyon Dr. restaurant. « hide
5.	Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro was originally founded in Washington, D.C. and offers a menu that is divided into two parts. The first is a Bistro menu consisting of a wide selection of entrees and the second features their delicious thin crust pizza. Choose a meal from seared crab cake frisee to Pepperoni and Meatball Roll, blackened chicken breast, and lots of pizzas from the traditional Pepperoni, to Fire and Smoke and Spicy Meatball. Email: www.info@matchboxpalmsprings.com. « hide

Palm Springs Insider tips

1.	Aerial Tramway Need to Know For those looking forward to taking a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, there are a couple of things to be aware of. Regardless of the time of year, taking a along a jacket or sweater is a good idea because the temperature at the Mountain Station is usually about thirty degrees colder than the Valley Station below. Also the tram makes two full rotations during the fifteen minute ride. Since the tram in going up to a significant height, the ride can cause your ears to pop. For those afraid of heights or confined spaces, this ride can be a bit unsettling. « hide
2.	Star Struck Those people visiting Palm Springs who are a little star struck should definitely take in the Palm Springs Walk of Stars located on Palm Canyon Drive. This notable landmark has two-hundred-fifty-eight stars of famous Hollywood celebrities who lived and played in Palm Springs over the years beginning as early as 1920. Some of the stars one will find there are Rudolf Valentino, Rich Little, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Ginger Rogers, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Temple and even a couple of presidents like Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, just to name a few. « hide
3.	Weather of Palm Springs Visitors to Palm Springs should be aware of a couple things when visiting this fair city. Being an outdoors type of community, tourists hiking in the mountains or out in the desert sun should be aware that the temperature can go as high as 120 degrees in the summertime. Be sure to keep plenty of fluids on hand in order to stay hydrated. Also wear a hat, use plenty of sun screen, and don’t over do it. Heat stroke is no fun and can quickly ruin a vacation. Also in the wintertime, flash floods are a very real possibility. Evidence of such can be seen at the base of the tramway off highway 111. « hide
4.	Always Watch Where You Walk When visiting the desert, remember it is a “living” desert. Precautions should be taken not to accidentally step on something dangerous, like a poisonous snake or scorpion. Also, just because something looks dead doesn’t mean it still cannot hook you literally. What may appear to be a dead piece of foliage can still contain a ball of spikes that will hook into clothing or worse still, unprotected skin and that can lead to a fairly painful experience. So unless a person wants to spend time pulling sharp objects out of hands, arms, legs or other body parts, a little caution will go a long way. « hide

Palm Springs nightlife

CopyKatz Showroom & Backstage Bistro

CopyKatz Showroom & Backstage Bistro is the place to go in Palm Springs for celebrity impersonators. Offering dinner and cocktail shows nightly, the lucky visitor can watch performances featuring impersonations of Sonny & Cher, Carol Channing, Reba McEntire, Whitney Houston, Shirley MacLaine, Judy Garland and many others, subject to change. « hide

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