Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

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Coachella Valley History Museum

Coachella Valley History Museum

Local history & a museum about dates. Complex including a restored 1909 school house, a 1930s home & a museum dedicated to the date palm.

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George S Patton Park

George S Patton Park

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La Quinta Museum

La Quinta Museum

Local history & cultural arts exhibits. Museum with local history & cultural arts exhibits, including dioramas & old photos, plus a shop.

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Jolienes Heart

Jolienes Heart

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Covered Wagon Tours

Covered Wagon Tours

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Red Jeep Tours | Desert Adventures

Red Jeep Tours | Desert Adventures

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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Native species & animals since 1970. Over 1,000 acres of desert ecosystem featuring a bighorn sheep enclosure & small animal exhibits.

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Desert Holocaust Memorial

Desert Holocaust Memorial

Sculpture garden with educational info. Bronze sculpture garden & interpretive information commemorating Holocaust victims.

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Coachella Valley Preserve - Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Coachella Valley Preserve - Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Palm-lined oasis & desert hiking. Nature reserve around a palm-filled oasis offering picnics & hikes in a desert wilderness setting.

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Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert

Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert

Modern art collection & sculpture garden. Contemporary art pieces including a handful of rotating special collections plus a sculpture garden.

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Get Air Trampoline Park

Get Air Trampoline Park

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Yin Yang

Yin Yang

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Tolerance Education Center

Tolerance Education Center

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Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory

Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory

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Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

Hands-on exhibits & toddler spaces. Sizable children's museum featuring 50-plus interactive exhibits, a giant loom & areas for toddlers.

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Keys View

Keys View

Popular lookout with sweeping views. Scenic spot offering panoramic views of mountains, the San Andreas Fault & Coachella Valley.

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Mecca Hills Wilderness

Mecca Hills Wilderness

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Cap Rock

Cap Rock

Joshua trees, desert shrubs & boulders. Short trail through desert scrub dotted with Joshua & juniper trees, plus huge monzogranite rocks.

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Robolights

Robolights

Whimsical, year-round sculpture garden. Large, quirky yard with sculpture & light displays combining sci-fi & religious holiday themes.

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Skull Rock Trail

Skull Rock Trail

Skull-shaped desert rock formation. Skull-shaped desert granite rock formation with 2 depressions like eye sockets created by erosion.

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Arch Rock

Arch Rock

Massive rock formation on nature trail. Large natural rock formation, some 30 ft. across, along the 0.5-mi. Arch Rock desert loop trail.

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Barker Dam

Barker Dam

Historic reservoir along nature trail. Small lake reservoir built by ranchers in early 1900s to store water; part of a 1.5-mi. loop trail.

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Heart Rock

Heart Rock

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Wall Street Mill

Wall Street Mill

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Desert Queen Mine

Desert Queen Mine

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Keys Ranch

Keys Ranch

Tours of a remote ranch & orchard. Ranger-led tours of a historic ranch, old schoolhouse, workshop & orchard in a remote canyon.

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Wonderland of Rocks

Wonderland of Rocks

Large rock formations in arid surrounds. Expansive range of monzogranite rock formations, reachable by the Willow Hole Trail.

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Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center

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Lake Hemet Day Use Area

Lake Hemet Day Use Area

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Fortynine Palms Oasis

Fortynine Palms Oasis

Strenuous route to a desert oasis. Challenging 3-mile round-trip desert path up & over a steep ridge to a scenic oasis with fan palms.

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World Famous Crochet Museum

World Famous Crochet Museum

Unique collection of crocheted items. An eclectic assortment of crocheted animals & other creations in a converted drive-thru photo stand.

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Old Schoolhouse Museum

Old Schoolhouse Museum

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Hi-Desert Nature Museum

Hi-Desert Nature Museum

Educational museum of desert ecosystems. Interactive museum detailing the flora, fauna & geological nature of the surrounding desert.

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Glass Outhouse Art Gallery

Glass Outhouse Art Gallery

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Indian Vista Scenic Overlook

Indian Vista Scenic Overlook

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Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Found art in a rustic desert landscape. This open-air desert museum features an offbeat collection of found folk-art assemblages.

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Rhythm of Life

Rhythm of Life

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Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Outdoor display of prehistoric animals. Vintage attraction featuring enormous replicas including Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex & more.

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Bombay Beach Ruins

Bombay Beach Ruins

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Malki Museum Inc

Malki Museum Inc

History of regional Indian cultures. Museum with art & artifact exhibits showcasing the history of Southern Californian Indian cultures.

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Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum

Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum

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Hemet Museum

Hemet Museum

Quaint option for American history. Modest locale with an eclectic collection of early American, railway & Native American artifacts.

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Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

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Western Science Center

Western Science Center

Dinosaurs, fossils & science exhibits. Kid-friendly science museum with dinosaurs, fossils & history, plus hands-on science activities.

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Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens

Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens

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Hemet Maze Stone

Hemet Maze Stone

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