Palm Springs Art Museum: the museum's permanent art collection features 19th, 20th, and 21st century works focusing on contemporary California art, classic western and Native American art; Mesoamerican art, Mexican art, and European modern art; glass studio art, American mid-twentieth century architecture, and American photography. 

Living Desert: a desert botanical garden and a zoo located in Palm Desert. Go see the various desert animals, plants or for a hike!

Take the Palm Springs Aerial Tram: Ride the world's largest rotating aerial tramway, whisking you from the desert floor to near the top of piney San Jacinto Peak in 10 minutes.  

Visit the Sunnylands Estate (reservations are required for certain activities and are only released on the 15th of every month):  the a 200-acre estate, also known as the "Camp David of the West,” features nine acres of stunning gardens. There are also tours of the historic house that was formerly home to Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, and where the Annenberg’s entertained presidents, royalty, celebrities, and international leaders, was left by them for high-level retreats devoted to international understanding and the public good.

Head to Joshua Tree: about 45 minutes away from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of desert rocks and dense stands of its namesake yucca trees, making for a superb day trip!

Check out the Colin Fisher Studios: our favorite art gallery in the desert. Our friend Colin Fisher has a wide-ranging and every changing art and sculpture collection.