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Weekend Road Trip to Palm Springs

Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 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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Themes: Road Trip · Shopping

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

Hotels (4)

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    Riviera Resort & Spa

    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

    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

    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
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    Horizon Hotel

    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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Restaurants (5)

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    Jake’s Ready to Eat

    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

    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

    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

    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

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

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Activities (12)

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    Asylum, Palm Springs

    Mod is god at this quirky establishment.

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    Stewart Galleries

    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 classics like glass and Lucite coffee tables and chrome-base sofas.

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    Palm Canyon Galleria

    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

    Remodeling ideas for the Midcentury enthusiast.

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    House 849

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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