If you have some extra time, here are some great options to eat, drink and explore the Palm Springs area!

Also, check out the recent New York Times 36 Hours in Palm Springs: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/26/travel/things-to-do-palm-springs.html

* Cartel Coffee (really the only specialty coffee place in town)

* Farm (great breakfast and crepes)

* Rick's Diner (A diner...but good. And hot or cold service, which is part of the experience)

* Townie Bagels (Good bagels, bagel sandwiches, etc)

* The Sandwich Place (straightforward but delicious sandwiches!)

* Heyday (great casual burgers and martinis)

* Tailor Shop (moody craft cocktail bar)

* Rooster & Pig (Outstanding Vietnamese fusion-ish)

* Peninsula Pastries (Pretty legit French bakery - get there early, they sell out!)

* Ponzu (locally owned sushi place, friendly and solid)

* Johannes (Chef-owned, great schnitzel)

* Workshop (James Beard 10 years ago - still good, still very full of itself)

* Lola Rose (fun scene-y upscale Mediterranean restaurant at the new Thompson hotel)

* Alice B (A gastropub by celeb chefs in an LGBT retirement home! Only in Palm Springs...)

* Market Market

(South Palm Canyon, an upscale marketplace feature vintage clothes/furniture, plus an outstanding wine shop called PS Bottle Shop, who's owners are from Austin)

* Phyllum

Hip home goods store on Palm Canyon, also fromer Austinite owners!

* Rex

Consignment shop with lots of vintage mid-century decorations. Several mid century furniture stores in the same shopping center.

* Palm Springs Vintage Market

The first Sunday of each month (so Sunday April 6) a ton of vendors from around the valley and LA come to sell vintage furniture and clothing: https://palmspringsvintagemarket.com/

Palm Springs is the epicenter of mid-century modernism (MCM). Some iconic homes, like the Kaufman house (where the iconic Slim Aarons Poolside Gossip photo seen above was taken), Elvis Honeymoon home, Frank Sinatra home, and of course the Dinah Shore estate (our wedding venue)!

PS Design Museum offers Saturday morning tours of the famous Albert Frey home (Frey House II) in the hills above PS: https://www.palmspringslife.com/our-events/frey-house-ii-tour-museum-day-pass/

Or, just check out some great neighborhoods for walking and enjoying these classic homes: Old Las Palmas (especially Rose Ave and nearby streets), Twin Palms, and Racquet Club estates.