Palm Springs Air Museum
See vintage World World II combat aircraft. A must see for the history buff!
Open daily year-round. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Summer hours; 8 a.m .- 3 p.m. through September 30. Adults $8, seniors & military $6.50, children $3.50, group tours. 745 North Gene Autry Trail,
760-778-6262.
Palm Springs Desert Museum
Promoting the understanding of art and the performing arts through education.
Open Tuesday – Sunday, year round except major holidays. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $7.50, seniors 62+ $6.50, children 6-17, student and military with ID $3.50. Community Day first Friday of the month with free admission to all.
101 Museum Dr. 760-325-7186, Recorded info 760-325-0189
Village Green Heritage Center
Contains historical tributes to desert pioneers.
Labor Day to Memorial Day; open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 4 p.m. Sunday
Memorial Day to Labor Day; open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 12 – 4 p.m. Sunday
219-223 S. Palm Canyon Drive. 760-323-0151
McCallum Adobe
Built in 1885 from native soil. Houses the collection of the Palm Springs Historical Society.
Open Wednesday noon – 3 p.m., Tuesday – Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$2 admission
Closed end of May to Mid October.
760-323-8297
Miss Cornelia White’s House
Constructed in 1893 from railroad ties.
Open Wednesday noon – 3 p.m., Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$2 admission
Closed end of May to Mid October.
760-323-8297
Ruddy’s General Store Museum
A replica of a 1930-1940’s general store.
Open Thursdays – Sunday October – June, Saturday & Sunday July – September.
Admission 95 cents
760-327-2156
Cabot’s Old Indian Pueblo Museum
Hopi-style building built by Cabot Yerxa over two decades.
Open Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
67-616 E. Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs
760-329-7610
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
An educational hands on museum. Tours and museum store.
Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday noon – 5 p.m.
Admission $5,
71-701 Gerald Ford Drive, Rancho Mirage
760-321-0602
Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural Center
A collection of historical artifacts in adobe home built in 1926.
Open Wednesday – Sunday September – June
Nominal admission fee, call for hours 760-342-6651
82-616 Miles Ave, Indio
La Quinta Historical Society Museum
September – June 15 open Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission free
77-885 Montezuma, La Quinta
760-564-1283
Malki Museum
Open Monday – Sunday, Admission free, but donations accepted.
11-795 Fields Road, Banning
909-849-7289
Palm Desert Historical Society Museum
Housed in Palm Desert’s first fire station. Built in 1949, features a fire engine from the early 1970’s, pictorial display and historical video.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, closed July & August
72-861 El Paseo, Palm Desert
760-346-6588
General Patton Memorial Museum
Features memorabilia of World War II training ground.
Open daily year round, 9:30 a.,. – 4:30 p.m.
Adults $4, seniors, $3.50, children free.
Thirty miles east of Indio, take I-10 east to Chiriaco exit.
760-227-3483
