Palm Springs Historical Society — Attraction in Palm Springs

My husband and I try a bike tour in each city we visit - we find cycling is a great way to see the city and learn the history of the place we are visiting. Joe was our docent for the "Mid Mod Oasis" tour, this ride was 9 miles over 3ish hours. Small tour, ours had 10 people on it. Ride was fairly easy as Palm Springs is mostly flat, the city is cyclist friendly! The docent provided each rider with a an earpiece, which they then spoke into during the ride, and at local stops. The docent had a binder of history, with pictures included of local sites, insides of homes, etc. Our only suggestion for future tours would be to cover cycling basics (hand signals, single vs. double lines, etiquette of riding on one or both sides of the street). We have had these instructions on other tours and appreciate the safety behind them. If you love history, the outdoors and cycling, we would recommend...

There are two adjacent, small historic buildings: the McCallum Adobe and the Cornelia White House. The Cornelia White House is closed for renovation through 2019 so we saw only the McCallum building. The exhibits are small but very professionally designed to be colorful, fun and interesting. Topics range from Native Americans through early pioneer days to the heady resort mecca of the 1930s and beyond. The big exhibit when we visited was the history of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Palm Springs with many objects contributed by their daughter, Lucy Arnaz. There was no fee to enter the museum but contributions are appreciated. All in all, a nice, refreshing break from the relentless retail along South Palm...

Every year, when we visit Palm Springs, we try to go on a PS Historical Society walking tour. This year we went on the Cherished Memories tour, written and led by Cecile, at the Wellwood Murray cemetery. Wow! We have been on so many architectural and movie star tours, that we assumed we would not learn too much new. How wrong we were -- this is a must do tour to learn about the founders of Palm Springs, and the strong women of early Palm Springs. All of the PSHS tours are great but this was a real stand out -- Cecile knew her facts and was very passionate about the tour she was conducting. ...