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Once a retreat for Hollywood stars, the breath-taking beauty of its position beneath Mount Jacinto (10,831 feet / 3,250 meters) and pleasant climate have made Palm Springs a popular year-round destination. Careful town planning has restricted building heights to thirty feet (10 meters), prohibited flashing, moving and neon signs and requires 50 per cent of land to be left as open space with palm trees and desert vegetation to preserve a rural feeling along-side urban growth. There are over 50 golf courses and 350 tennis courts in the Palm Springs area, with fishing, horseriding and bicycling also available. Palm Canyon Drive, one of the town's main palm-lined thoroughfares, is home to a great many quality boutiques and galleries.

Palm Springs Attractions

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
One Tramway Road, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 325 1391

Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Gardens
47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, California 92260
Tel: +1 760 346 5694

Palm Springs Desert Museum
101 North Museum Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 325 7186

Joshua Tree National Park
74485 National Park Drive, 29 Palms, California 92277
Tel: +1 760 367 5500 Fax: +1 760 367 6392

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 323 0151

The McCallum Theater
73-000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, Califomia 92260
Tel: +1 760 340 2787

Palm Canyon Theater
538 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 323 5123 Fax: +1 760 323 7365

Village Green Heritage Center
221 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 323 8297

Spa Hotel and Casino Resort
100 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 325 1461 Fax: +1 760 325 3344

Palm Springs Air Museum
745 North Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, California 92262
Tel: +1 760 778 6262