• The Indian Canyons. Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Canyon, Andreas Canyon and Murray Canyon, were sacred Native sites, now open to the public for hiking. [6]

By plane

• Palm Springs International Airport (IATA: PSP), [2]. Located right in the heart of Palm Springs. Scheduled daily flight connections with major cities throughout the United States and Canada. Served by Air Canada, Westjet and all major US airlines except Southwest.

• LA/Ontario International Airport [3] in Ontario, about 70 miles to the west of Palm Springs, has many more flight connections and is the closest airport served by Southwest Airlines.

By train

• Amtrak Station, 300 North Indian Canyon Drive (.6 mi south of Interstate 10), 1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245), [4]. Amtrak's Sunset Limited route connects Palm Springs with Los Angeles and with Arizona and points eastward with three westbound and three eastbound trains per week (arriving Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday). Amtrak also provides Palm Springs with connections to and from the San Joaquins trains, which run up California's Central Valley to the Bay Area and Sacramento, via multiple daily Amtrak Thruway motorcoach runs to and from Bakersfield.

By car

From Los Angeles, take Interstate 10 East towards Phoenix. Palm Springs is about a two hour drive if there is not much traffic. Beware, weekend getaway traffic can be very heavy.

Palm Springs is a very car-oriented city. You may have trouble getting around if you don't have a car. Rent a car at the airport, or if you want to splurge, numerous limousine services are available, including West Coast Transportation, Cardiff Limousine and A-1 Sahara Limo.

By car

The main drag through this area is Highway 111 and S. Palm Canyon Drive. Highway 111 runs east-west along the mountain side and connects all the cities in the Palm Springs area. This road has lights and lots of traffic, so if you are going far, you should drive out and hop on Interstate 10. S. Palm Drive is always busy and is hard to find a parking place on the weekends and at night. You should try to park on one of the side roads if possible.

By bus

• Sun Bus, 1-800-347-8628, [5]. Palm Springs runs a bus service called Sun Bus which runs routes, including some to neighboring resort cities.

By bike

Palm Springs and the surrounding environs are mostly flat and dry and can be very conducive to bicycling. There are numerous options available for renting bikes in Palm Springs.

• Art. Palm Springs has more than a dozen art galleries featuring local artists and desert themes.

• Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, [19]. Large outlet mall with over 100 stores.

• Tylers Burgers, 149 South Indian Canyon Dr. This small hamburger joint, famous for their sliders, has the best hamburgers in all of Palm Springs. Only open for lunch. Be sure to get there early or be prepared to wait because this is where all the locals eat.

• Kaiser Grille, 205 S. Palm Canyon Dr, 760 323-1003, [20]. Good American food right in the middle of downtown Palm Springs.

• The Chop House, 262 S. Palm Canyon Dr, 760 320-4500. Steakhouse along the main drag of Palm Springs.

• Le Vallauris, 385 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way, 760 325-5059, [21]. Expensive, but good french food off of S. Palm Canyon Drive.

• Blue Guitar, 120 S. Palm Canyon Dr. This blues and jazz bar is located on the second story in downtown Palm Springs. Featuring a live band on the weekends for $10, the music will get you up and going. The drinks are bit pricey, but the atmosphere is well worth it.