Guidebook for Desert Hot Springs and Nearby Areas

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Guidebook for Desert Hot Springs and Nearby Areas

Sightseeing

Amazing ride to the top, bring a jacket and good shoes! Great restaurant at the top!
1213 locals recommend
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
1 Tram Way
1213 locals recommend
Amazing ride to the top, bring a jacket and good shoes! Great restaurant at the top!
Amazing Air Museum for young and old alike! Lots to see and do! Café inside, great kid friendly destination! Fun fun!
366 locals recommend
Palm Springs Air Museum
lot 745 N Gene Autry Trail
366 locals recommend
Amazing Air Museum for young and old alike! Lots to see and do! Café inside, great kid friendly destination! Fun fun!
This museum is great! Go to their website to make reservations.
602 locals recommend
Palm Springs Museum Trail
101 N Museum Dr
602 locals recommend
This museum is great! Go to their website to make reservations.
This is a small, local historic museum and gift shop.
147 locals recommend
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
67616 Desert View Ave
147 locals recommend
This is a small, local historic museum and gift shop.
This fun quirky place will delight! Lots to see and the buildings house an amazing art gallery featuring local artists.
58 locals recommend
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery
77575 Twentynine Palms Highway
58 locals recommend
This fun quirky place will delight! Lots to see and the buildings house an amazing art gallery featuring local artists.
558 locals recommend
Pioneertown
53688 Pioneertown Rd
558 locals recommend

Food Scene

Great Mexican food, great margaritas!
46 locals recommend
Casa Blanca Restaurant
66370 Pierson Blvd
46 locals recommend
Great Mexican food, great margaritas!
Sit inside or out! Favorite breakfast spot, but save room for dessert! Most amazing dessert case in town!
250 locals recommend
Sherman's Deli & Bakery
401 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
250 locals recommend
Sit inside or out! Favorite breakfast spot, but save room for dessert! Most amazing dessert case in town!
Great park like area to sit and enjoy coffee and muffin!
87 locals recommend
Koffi South Palm Springs
1700 S Camino Real
87 locals recommend
Great park like area to sit and enjoy coffee and muffin!
Great pizza, great meatball sandwich, great eggplant parmesan! Closes during the summer months.
20 locals recommend
Rocky's New York Pizza
12856 Palm Dr
20 locals recommend
Great pizza, great meatball sandwich, great eggplant parmesan! Closes during the summer months.
We like!
28 locals recommend
Thai Palms Restaurant
12070 Palm Dr
28 locals recommend
We like!
Yum Yum! Bento box meals are delicious!
16 locals recommend
Domo Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine
13440 Palm Dr
16 locals recommend
Yum Yum! Bento box meals are delicious!
Lovely evening out, wonderful food!
353 locals recommend
Lulu California Bistro
200 S Palm Canyon Dr
353 locals recommend
Lovely evening out, wonderful food!
Mango Margaritas Yummy! Our favorite Mexican Food restaurant. Also has outdoor dining.
46 locals recommend
Casa Blanca Restaurant
66370 Pierson Blvd
46 locals recommend
Mango Margaritas Yummy! Our favorite Mexican Food restaurant. Also has outdoor dining.
Good food and nice portions. Eleven miles/22 minutes from Hilltop Hacienda on the way to Joshua Tree National Park.
83 locals recommend
Aki Sushi
57045 Twentynine Palms Highway
83 locals recommend
Good food and nice portions. Eleven miles/22 minutes from Hilltop Hacienda on the way to Joshua Tree National Park.

Traveler advice

What to pack

Bring close toed shoes if you’ll be walking in the desert.

Old shoes that can get dusty when walking in the desert.
Getting around

Drive carefully at night, watch for pedestrians wearing dark

Don’t leave anything visible in your car. Bring it inside or lock in trunk.