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Palm Springs Historical Society
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  • JOHN K
    2 contributions
    Great tour, easy route to ride
    This is a great tour. The pace is easy. Most of the route is very low traffic. Our tour guide, Joe, was informative and easygoing. The earpiece audio receivers work well and allowed Joe tell our tour of eight interesting facts about Palm Springs while we were riding between homes. The architecture is amazing and the anecdotes about their owners from Sinatra to Liberace are very engaging.
    Visited January 2023
    Written January 15, 2023
  • Julie K
    Osseo, Minnesota18 contributions
    A small hidden gem
    Glad we happened upon the museum. Staff very helpful and knowledgeable. Displays on interesting Palm Springs facts and residents. Raymond Loewy Exhibit is extremely interesting. So much to learn! I only wish we had happened upon it sooner to take full advantage of the many offerings they have.
    Visited February 2023
    Written February 15, 2023
  • MKP6101
    40 contributions
    Insights into Palm Springs
    Fantastic walking tour with Cecile. I’d highly recommend the Inns, Architecture and Glamour tour. We visited a few inns that otherwise would not have been available to us. Great insights into Palm Springs history.
    Visited April 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 7, 2023
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Lisa A
Portland, OR5 contributions
Celebrity haven walking tour - fantastic!
Dec 2023 • Friends
Yesterday we joined the Celebrity Haven walking tour for two hours of leisurely walking through the historical Tennis Club neighborhood. A fantastic tour of architecture and celebrity history with sneak peeks into a couple historic boutique inns. Our docent, Dan, was terrific - knowledgeable, friendly, answering numerous questions… what a great ways to spend a morning, immersing one’s self in the fascinating history of this town and supporting a great non-profit organization.
Written 7 December 2023
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MKP6101
40 contributions
Insights into Palm Springs
Apr 2023 • Friends
Fantastic walking tour with Cecile. I’d highly recommend the Inns, Architecture and Glamour tour. We visited a few inns that otherwise would not have been available to us. Great insights into Palm Springs history.
Written 7 April 2023
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Scott B
Nanaimo, Canada132 contributions
Downtown Location
Feb 2023
It cost nothing to visit but they do have a donation box. Lots of information to read on the city. It took about an hour to read everything and see displays.
Written 8 March 2023
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Julie K
Osseo, MN18 contributions
A small hidden gem
Feb 2023
Glad we happened upon the museum. Staff very helpful and knowledgeable. Displays on interesting Palm Springs facts and residents. Raymond Loewy Exhibit is extremely interesting. So much to learn!
I only wish we had happened upon it sooner to take full advantage of the many offerings they have.
Written 15 February 2023
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JOHN K
SPOKANE2 contributions
Great tour, easy route to ride
Jan 2023
This is a great tour. The pace is easy. Most of the route is very low traffic. Our tour guide, Joe, was informative and easygoing. The earpiece audio receivers work well and allowed Joe tell our tour of eight interesting facts about Palm Springs while we were riding between homes. The architecture is amazing and the anecdotes about their owners from Sinatra to Liberace are very engaging.
Written 16 January 2023
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Vegissaur
5 contributions
What a Trivia Treat!
Oct 2022
This was a highlight during our trip! I celebrated by 30th with family and coordinated a private tour. I selected the Rat Pack Playground tour in Palm Springs and it did not disappoint. I contacted the Historical Society a few months in advance and Steven corresponded with me via email and over the phone. The process was easy and I was able to modify the number of attendees even up to the day.
Roger was our tour guide and he was AMAZING! He actually wrote the tour and went above and beyond for our group as we had my 1 year old and pups join us. We had strollers of course but he understood and accommodated us by providing waters and umbrellas for us to keep cool. He was so informative with tidbits of trivia and catered the tour to our interests. Specifically highlighting the Rat Pack of course but also the mid century architecture. We got to see the homes of Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Cyd Charise, Kim Novak and the Elvis Presley honeymoon home to name only a few. We were able to stop and take pictures and he even gave us the address of Frank Sinatra's house (which is located in a near by neighborhood) so that we could see that too.
He was very nice and I loved getting to learn all about this lovely Palm Springs neighborhood and history from him.
Bonus, not long after our tour, he wrote a very nice email to me with more trivia and details about Sinatra's house that I was able to share with my group. Thank you Roger! I highly recommend this tour!
Written 10 October 2022
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Daugman
Seattle169 contributions
Walked in, learned a lot
Jan 2022
I know the desert well, but the gentleman working the desk had some great info. One i didn't know was about a 150 car garage undergroun in the heart of palm springs
Written 27 January 2022
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AdobeMuseum
That was Drew, one of our wonderful Docents. The underground garage you are referring to is at the La Plaza Shopping Center on Palm Canyon Drive in downtown PS.
Written 2 February 2022
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Sue S
Plainville, CT1 contribution
Know before you go!
Jan 2022
On the walking tour, we visited homes hidden by gates and high foliage and the guide showed us photographs. We didn't see anything worth walking three hours for. The guide was lovely and had lots of information about all of these architectural gems that we could NOT see. Know before you go!
Written 21 January 2022
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AdobeMuseum
I'm sorry you didn't have a positive experience on the tour. I have heard that the "privacy hedges" can obstruct the views of some homes.
Written 2 February 2022
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Jennifer C
3 contributions
Fantastic activity in the Palm Springs area
Dec 2021 • Friends
We booked a tour with Anthony and couldn’t have been more pleased at all the knowledge and interesting information he relayed. He also informed us about the plant life on our tour which was so appreciated. The wealth of research and attention to detail is appreciated! Such a beautiful walk! Highly suggest this as a an activity in the area!
Written 26 December 2021
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AdobeMuseum
Thank you, we're very pleased you enjoyed the tour.
Written 2 February 2022
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Laurel M
Calgary, Canada833 contributions
Frank Sinatra’s Neighbourhood walking tour #7
Oct 2021 • Couples
The regular tour schedule isn’t available until November so I called the Historical Society office and was able to book a private tour with the help of Steven. Only $40 each. Our docent, David, contacted me by email with directions for the meet up spot and to confirm length of tour - shorter or longer if we desired. What a fantastic walk! David is so knowledgeable about the history of Hollywood stars making Palm Springs their getaway home. He showed us so many examples of the mid century modern architectural style and the Spanish architectural style that make up much of Palm Springs. We even got to peek behind the gates of some of these beautiful homes. The walk is very easy, completely flat, no traffic. David kept us in the shade as much as possible but still bring water and a hat. Thank you David for a wonderful morning walk!
Written 23 October 2021
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AdobeMuseum
We are thrilled you enjoyed the private tour.
Written 2 February 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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