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Desert Key Magazine makes every effort to ensure accuracy within the above
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We recommend calling ahead to confirm all dates, times
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Adventure Hummer Tours
Tours depart from all
hotels in the Palm Springs area every day all year to see animal
life and the desert far from the noise and confusion of the city.
Military Hummers put you into the deep desert to see scenes far
away from where most others cannot go. Hummers follow an old goldmine
trail into 2 billion year old canyons - the oldest in the country.
Expert guides will entertain as well as educate you as you explore
some of the most spectacular scenery in Southern California. 877
WE-HUMMER, 760 285-0876, www.adventurehummer.com |
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
preserves the past, present and future history
of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs.
Located at 219 South Palm Canyon Drive on the Village Green in
Palm Springs. Here visitors can examine Cahuilla material culture
in the form of artifacts, photographs and artwork. Phone: 760 323-0151. |
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Ballooning is an exhilarating
experience for everyone! Let BALLOON ABOVE THE
DESERT show you the sights and sounds
of desert life as you fly within inches of cacti then soar to
over 2000 feet - all with virtually no sensation of motion. They
are a premier balloon company with a spotless safety record for
35 plus year. You will be treated to an Air Champagne Celebration
and a complimentary photograph. They provide a complimentary shuttle
van service from all desert resorts.
Call for reservations: 760
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BOOMERS
The ultimate family fun center! Featuring
three, 18-hole miniature golf courses, go-carts, bumper boats,
a rock climbing wall, an arcade, batting cages, and a snack bar.
The center is available for birthday parties and offers weekly
specials and group rates.
Located at: 67700 East Palm Canyon Dr. Cathedral City.
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Cabot's Old Pueblo Museum
is a unique Hopi style structure constructed
by Cabot Yerxa over a 20 year period. It’s been turned into
a museum, trading post and art gallery and has Heritage Art demonstrations.
Located 1 1/4 miles east of Palm Drive at 67-616 E. Desert View
in Desert Hot Springs. 760 329-7610. |
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Children’s Discovery
Museum
There is now a museum for every child and
the child in every adult in the desert. Over fifty exhibits
have been specially designed to provide exciting hands on activities
for children and their families. Don’t touch is not part
of the vocabulary at the museum. Children may choose to rock
climb, splash paint on a Volkswagen, sort out a skeleton, create
sculpture at a magnetic wall or table, dress up in the attic
or shop at a grocery store or work with hand tools. For an
unforgettable adventure, visit the Museum located at 71-701
Gerald Ford Drive in Rancho Mirage.
For further information
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Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural
Center
in downtown Indio is an old adobe home built
in 1926 and originally used as a doctor’s office and home.
Exhibits include historical objects and photos, railroad exhibits,
antique farm equipment, authentic Japanese garden and other exhibits.
Located at 82-616 Miles Ave in Indio.
For more information call
760 342-6651. |
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Desert Adventures Jeep Eco Tours
Hop in the famous “Big Red Jeep” for
an award-winning jeep eco-tour. Travel by open-air jeep through the
San Andreas Fault's twisted and tortured landscape or travel rugged
back-country trails high into the Joshua Tree National Park with
an expert naturalist guide. This year marks Desert Adventures 20th
Anniversary of providing one-of-a-kind REAL Desert Adventures in
Knowledge.
Call (760) 340-2345 TODAY to reserve your space on one
of their amazing jeep tours or
visit: www.red-jeep.com.
Mention KEY
MAGAZINE when you call and save up to $20 per person. |
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The Desert IMAX Theatre
features one really giant
screen, six stories high and 70 feet wide. Enhanced with crystal-clear
digital sound, it is the only large format screen in the desert
area. 68510 E. Palm Canyon Dr, Cathedral City.
760-324-7333. Please call for current schedule.
FANTASY BALLOON FLIGHTS - The best view of Southern California’s
unique deserts, coastline, lakes and wine country are enjoyed aloft,
on board a thrilling Balloon Flight. Colorful, 7-story high, 2-6
passenger hot air balloons ascend daily. Your comfort and safety
are assured by experienced and top-rated, professional pilots and
ground crew. Call Fantasy Balloon Flights at 760 568-0997 for information
and reservations. www.fantasyballoonflights.com |
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The Faboulous Palm Springs Follies
is a world-famous,
Broadway-caliber celebration of the music, dance, and comedy of
the 30s and 40s, with a cast old enough to have lived it! Now thru
May 17th, 2008 at the Historic Plaza Theatre, 128 S. Palm Canyon
Drive, Palm Springs. 327-0225. www.psfollies.com |
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The General George S. Patton Memorial
Museum
has been established to honor the late General
George S. Patton and the thousands of men who served with him
at the Desert Training Center. Exhibits display memorabilia from
the General’s life and career. The exhibit halls include
the many and varied aspects of military life with particular
focus on the Desert Training Center and soldiers of World War
II. The museum is located off I-10, about 30 miles east of Indio
at Chiriaco Summit. Phone: 760 227-3483 |
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The Living Desert
a beautiful, exotic wildlife and botanical
park combines the delights of a zoo, botanical garden and scenic
wilderness in one facility. Its 1,200 acres house many of the world’s
rarest animals and plants, exhibits of Indian culture, geology
and hiking trails. Eagle Canyon, a state-of-the-art wildlife habitat
and endangered species breeding center features mountain lions,
javelinas, golden eagles, Mexican wolves and over two dozen other
animal and bird species. The Living Desert is located at 47-900
Portola Ave in Palm Desert. Phone: 760 346-5694 for more information. |
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Moortens Botanical Garden
in Palm Springs is internationally famous as
an arboretum professionally designed in geographical regions of
native habitats displaying several thousands of varieties of desert
plants from seedlings to giant specimens. Located at 1701 S. Palm
Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Phone: (760) 327-6555 |
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the Palm Springs Air Museum are
bombers, fighters and trainers, and the World’s largest collection of flying
WWII airplanes. This museum is a living tribute to America’s
Veterans and the planes they flew. Open daily. Located at Palm
Springs Regional Airport, 745 Gene Autry Trail. Phone: 760 778-6262 |
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
climbing smoothly over two and one-half
miles of cable to the evergreen trees of the San Jacinto Mountains
- is one of the West’s most popular attractions. In minutes,
the two 80 - passenger tramcars carry visitors from the thorny
cactus and warm desert sands to the invigorating mountain air and
the threshold of the 13,000 - acre Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness
where 54 miles of hiking trails and 11 primitive campgrounds beckon
the adventurous. The Valley Station is located on the north edge
of Palm Springs. Take Tramway Rd. off SR 111, 3 1/2 miles up the
hill. Phone: 760 325-1391 |
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Palm Springs Art Museum
The Museum features 28 galleries, two sculpture
gardens, four classrooms/resource centers, an artists’ center,
five storage vaults, a 90-seat lecture hall, the 433-seat Annenberg
Theater, a 1,000 square-foot store, and a locally popular café.
Visitors can view prestigious traveling exhibitions and enjoy different
presentations from the Museum’s broad permanent collections
including classic western American art, bold 20th century contemporary
paintings and sculpture, native American art, photography, architecture,
and more. The Museum is located at 101 Museum Drive. Open 10 am
- 5 pm six days, 12 - 8 pm on Thurs. Phone: 760 325-7186 |
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Shields Date Garden
has been in operation since
1924. Specializing in Super Jumbo Royal Medjools, Deglet Noor,
Blonde and Brunette dates - all beautifully packed. They also carry
dried fruit and nuts. Don’t leave the desert without having
one of their famous “Date Shakes” or “Date Ice
Cream”. In season they have tree ripened grapefruit. A FREE
MOVIE on the “Romance & Sex Life of the Date” is
on-going. Open 7 days a week, 8 am-6 pm. Located at 80-225 U.S.
Hwy. 111 in Indio. Call 760 347-7768 |
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Tahquitz Canyon
at 500 W. Mesquite, just west
of Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, has been reopened
to the public for the first time since 1971. It’s the home
to a spectacular 60-foot waterfall, rock art, ancient irragation
systems, native wildlife and plants. The visitor center offers
educational and cultural exhibits and a video which narrates the
legend of Tahquitz Canyon. A 2 hour walking tour is available (Call
760 416-7044. The entrance to PALM CANYON, fifteen miles long,
MURRAY CANYON and ANDREAS CANYON, is on South Palm Canyon Drive,
approximately 3 miles south of East Palm Canyon Drive. Phone: 760
325-5673 |
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