about Palm Springs aka "Desert Playground"

RESTAURANTS

Bill's Pizza - Fresh Custom Pizza (also by slice)

Billy Reed's - Nostalgic Down Home American

Blue Coyote - Southwest Mexican Cuisine

Boozehounds - Pet-friendly Restaurant & Lounge

Copley’s - American Cuisine & Craft Cocktails

Eight4Nine - Modern American Food

Farm - French Cuisine

Gastropub - HH 3p-5p, Sat & Sun Brunch

Jake’s - American / European Bistro

John’s - Classic American

LG’s Steakhouse - Fresh USDA Prime

Lulu - Ca Bistro w/ Bar

Melvin’s in Ingleside Estate - Upscale American Cuisine

Miro’s - Italian Cuisine

Pinocchio in the Desert - Authentic Breakfast w/ Bottomless Champagne option

Rooster and the Pig - Vietnamese Cuisine

Sandfish - Sushi & Whiskey

Spencer’s - Am / French Cuisine - Sunday Brunch

TacQuila - Hip Mexican Eatery

Thai Smile - Thai Fare & Drinks

Trio - Modern CA Cuisine

Tropicale - HH 4p-7p, Weekend Bottomless Champagne Brunch

Sherman’s Deli & Bakery - World Famous NY-Style Deli

LGBT NIGHTLIFE

Blackbook - Restaurant & Cocktail Bar @ Arenas

Chill Bar - Nightclub & Restaurant @ Arenas

Dick’s - Leather & Jeans Bar @ Arenas

The Evening Citizen - Speakeasy-style Cocktail Lounge @ Arenas

Hunter’s - Nightclub @ Arenas

Quadz - Video Bar @ Arenas

StreetBar - Palm Springs 1st Gay Bar @ Arenas

The Roost Lounge - Drag, Bingo, Karaoke, Piano / Open Mic Night, Live Entertainment

Tryst - Bar & Lounge @ Arenas

Tool Shed - Dive Gay Bar w/ Patio

Toucans Tiki Lounge - Hosts 5-day Weekend w/ Live Stage & Mayhem Miller Weekends

NIGHTLIFE

Azacar & Sugar - Rooftop Lounge

Bootlegger Tiki & Tailor Shop - Tiki fun w/ Upscale Lounge

Copa - Nightclub

DJ’s - in Cathedral City - like a BWW

Fireside Lounge - Locals Sports Bar & Pool (off Dinah Shore)

Hair of the Dog - Pool, Darts, Sports Ball

High Bar - Rooftop Lounge

Lush Bar & Lounge

Palm Canyon Roadhouse - Pub Grub, Full Bar, Live Music

Privado - Fridays & Saturdays only

PS Air - Speakeasy-type Bar inside Bouschet Wine Lounge

Reforma - Pan-Latin fare & Cocktails

Retro Room Lounge - Lively Karaoke Bar

Rooftop 262 - Nightclub Bar & Grill

Shamrocks Irish Pub - $5 Bloody Marys 7a-1p & Whiskey List

The Saguaro - Speakeasy Bar & Mexican Cantina - Weekend Drag Brunch 12p-2p

The Village - Sports Bar & Party Spot below Rooftop 262

Truss & Wine - Wine and Whiskey Lounge

DRAG BRUNCH & SHOWS

Chill Bar - Sunday Drag Brunch

Diva Royale Drag Brunch & Dinner Show

I Heart Drag Brunch - @ Hyatt on Saturdays 11a

Illusions - Drag Burlesque Show

One Eleven Bar - @ Cathedral City - Sundays 2p

Oscar’s Downtown - Weekend Brunch & Sunday T-Dance 3p-7p

PS Drag Brunch @ Saguaro - Cabaret-style Mimosa Brunch

PS Underground - Dinner Theatre Venue

HIKING TRAILS

Andreas Canyon Trail - @ Indian Canyon - 2-mile

Araby Trail - 6-mile loop - hike around Bob Hope’s estate

Big Morongo - 11-mile loop - diverse plant life & 240+ species of birds

Cactus to Clouds - Palm Springs to San Jacinto Peak - 10,300-feet

Lake Cahuilla Rec Area - @ La Quinta - hiking, shore fishing, horseback riding

Long Valley Discovery Trail - easy 1-mile loop path views flora & fauna

Murray Canyon Trail - 2 to 6-mile hike up to Seven Sisters Waterfall

Palm Springs Museum Trail - 2-mile, 900-foot hike overviews city

The Cross Trail - 2.6-mile loop w/ perfect viewpoint of Greater Palm Springs

JUST for the FUN of IT!

Azure Palm Hot Springs - private outdoor soaking tubs

Cabazon Dinosaurs Park - world’s largest dinos - 150-ft. Bronto & 65-ft. T-Rex

Escape Rooms - Titanic, Merlin’s Magic, Vampire’s Lair, Bank Heist, Traitor

Palm Springs Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour - 2-hour - $28 for group of 2-5 persons

Star Home Tour - Old/Vista Las Palmas/Movie Colony - Liberace @ 501 Belardo / Goldie Hawn @ 550 W Via Lola, Clark Gable @ 222 W Chino, Debbie Reynolds @ 670 Stevens Rd., Sinatra @ 1148 E. Alejo Rd., Bob Hope @ 1188 E El Alameda, Leonardo DiCaprio @ 432 Hermosa, & Marilyn Monroe @ 1326 N Rose

The Spa at Sec-he - healing waters of Cahuilla Indians’ sacred hot mineral springs

Two Bunch Palms - mineral water flowing from a 600-year-old spring in DHS

THEATRE / PERFORMING ARTS

Annenberg Theater

Desert Ensemble Theatre

Dezart Performs

Palm Canyon Theatre

Palm Springs Cultural Center

Purple Room Supper Club

Plaza Theatre

Revolution Stage Company

Richards Center for the Arts @PSHS

The Rustic Theatre

PALM SPRINGS ATTRACTIONS

Aerial Tramway - 2.5-mile - dine @ Peaks or Pines Cafe

Air Museum - 30-min flights available as well ($125-$1895)

Art Museum - behind our giant Marilyn Monroe - free @ Thursdays 5p-8p

Bike Palm Springs - ($90/day or $225/week)

Modernism Architecture & History Bike Tour

Moorten Botanical Garden - $5 - living museum of desert lore and the world’s first “cactarium” greenhouse

Tahquitz Canyon - 1.8-mile hike - 60-foot waterfall - rock art, native flora & fauna, visitor’s center

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

Acrisure Arena - concerts, Cirque, sports ball, rodeos, monster truck, comedy

Joshua Tree - where the Mojave & the Colorado meet - Hummer Adventure & Scenic Tours available

Red Jeep Tours of Palm Desert & San Andreas Fault - $150-$1800

San Andreas Fault Jeep Tour - from Palm Desert

The Living Desert @ Palm Desert - 500 animals from 150 species

The Sunnylands Center & Gardens - @ Ranch Mirage - 200-acre estate

GOLF COURSES

Cimarron

Escena

Desert Princess

Indian Canyons

Seven Lakes

Tahquitz Creek

The O’Donnell