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Museums & attractions in the Coachella Valley

Museums, gardens and landmark attractions around the valley: aircraft at the Palm Springs Air Museum, the Aerial Tramway up Mount San Jacinto, The Living Desert, Sunnylands, Cahuilla culture, local history and a classic date shake. Some are free and many have seasonal hours.

11 museums & attractions are listed across the valley right now, including Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Cabot's Pueblo Museum and Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert. Each one has its own page with the phone number, website and details, and premium listings show current offers.

Museums & attractions
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Museums & attractions · Palm Springs

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Museum of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians at the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza downtown, sharing the tribe's history, culture and art.

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Museums & attractions · Desert Hot Springs

Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Hand-built Hopi-style pueblo of homesteader Cabot Yerxa, now a museum with guided tours, a trading post and views across the valley.

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Museums & attractions · La Quinta

La Quinta Museum

City museum in Old Town La Quinta with exhibits on local history and rotating shows. Free admission and free events.

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Museums & attractions · Palm Springs

Moorten Botanical Garden

Family-run desert botanical garden on South Palm Canyon Drive, home to thousands of cacti and desert plants and the Cactarium.

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Museums & attractions · Palm Springs

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

The world's largest rotating tram car climbs from the desert floor to 8,516 feet in Mount San Jacinto State Park, with trails, restaurants and views across the valley. Cars run at least every half hour.

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Museums & attractions · Palm Springs

Palm Springs Air Museum

One of the world's largest collections of flyable World War II, Korea and Vietnam-era aircraft, with hangars of planes, exhibits and warbird rides.

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Museums & attractions · Indio

Shields Date Garden

Classic date farm and store since the 1920s, famous for its date shakes, with a café and The Walk at Shields statue garden.

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Museums & attractions · Rancho Mirage

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

The former Annenberg estate's visitor center and nine acres of desert gardens, with free admission. The center closes for a summer break.

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Museums & attractions · Palm Desert

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Zoo and botanical garden focused on desert animals and plants from around the world, with giraffes, cheetahs and a big desert garden, plus nature trails into the foothills.

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