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Weekend Road Trip to Palm Springs

Photo: Jessica Schwartzberg

A nouveau–Rat Pack oasis on the desert floor of California’s Coachella Valley, Palm Springs draws both the country-club set and the design-obsessed. But this resort town famed for its superlative vintage shops and classic architecture is also pleasantly rough around the edges: rocky landscapes, cactus forests, and alpine villages are all there to explore—if you can tear yourself away from that poolside chaise.

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4 Hotels 5 Restaurants 12 Activities

Destinations: Palm Springs · Palm Springs Area · Cabazon · Lake Arrowhead

Themes: Road Trip · Shopping

Inspired by: 3 West Coast Weekend Getaways — by Irene Edwards, Published Sep. 2009

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Riviera Resort & Spa

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Stars like Elvis Presley, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra lounged around the Riviera Resort and Spa in the 1960's. In 2008, renovations from a $70 million
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Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Ace Hotel and Swim Club is located close to the mountains in Palm Springs. Earth-friendly renovations with recycled materials transformed the 1960's-e
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Colony Palms Hotel

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Once a hideaway for owner and purported Purple Gang mobster Al Wertheimer, who equipped the property with a basement casino, speakeasy, and a brothel,... More
Horizon Hotel

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

The Palm Springs Modern architectural style owes its beginning to William F. Cody, and this low-profile hotel, built in 1952 for a Hollywood producer,
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Jake’s Ready to Eat

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Come in for comfort food with a Continental touch (like filet-mignon chili and Florentine stuffed chicken).
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Dink’s Restaurant & Ultra Lounge

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Drinking alfresco will have you seeing stars in the cabanas. The ambitious cocktail menu includes nine fruit-infused mojitos and a martini with muddle
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Cowboy Way BBQ

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Rancher-turned-restaurateur Daniel Placencia dishes up trophy winning chili with chunks of pork and a fiery, thick sauce. Cowboy Way in Palm Springs s
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Cheeky’s

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Locals arrive early to avoid waiting in line for the famous brunch at popular Cheeky's in Palms Springs. The 20-seat restaurant, with an outdoor patio
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Bin189

Lake Arrowhead | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Los Angeles

The rustic-chic restaurant has a hunting-lodge ambience and hearty dishes like Hungarian goulash and meat loaf.
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Asylum, Palm Springs

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Mod is god at this quirky establishment.
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Stewart Galleries

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Antiques and oddities—seashell-encrusted coquillage next to People’s Republic of China figurines—plus 20th-century paintings, from plein-air landscape
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Modernway

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Palm Springs classics like glass and Lucite coffee tables and chrome-base sofas.
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Palm Canyon Galleria

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Arcade with 10 furniture and decorative-arts galleries, including Bon Vivant, a good place to score collectible Blenko glass and Raymor pottery.
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Modern Home Design Showroom

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Remodeling ideas for the Midcentury enthusiast.
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House 849

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Hide-covered ottomans, religious and Asian sculpture, even framed insect art: it’s a destination for designers of every stripe—particularly zebra stri
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Palm Springs Yacht Club

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Behind the Parker Palm Springs hotel’s decorative façade, the Palm Springs Yacht Club offers full-on pampering. Arrive early to savor designer Jonatha
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Palm Springs Historical Society

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

John McCallum, the first permanent white settle of Palm Springs, had an adobe house built for him in 1884, and along with Miss Cornelia White’s “Littl
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Bring a jacket—even in summer—to ride aboard the world’s largest rotating gondolas. The 2 1/2-mile, 10-minute trip up the sheer cliffs of Chino Canyon
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American Museum of Ceramic Art

Palm Springs Area | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California

This overlooked gem of a museum showcases clay as an art form, from ancient vessels to contemporary works.
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Desert Hills Premium Outlets

Cabazon | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

If your idea of shopping is bagging designer goods for less, then Cabazon, just off I-10, is sheer heaven. The highway-hugging outlets feature 130 sto
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Trina Turk Residential

Palm Springs | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | California | Palm Springs Area

Head downtown to browse the Midcentury Modern furniture shops along North Palm Canyon Drive. One of the best is the new Trina Turk Residential, stocke
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