Welcome to Visit Palm Springs.org - An Unofficial Visitors Vacation Guide to the Palm Springs, California - Hotels, Restaurants, Rentals, Recreation, Attractions and MorePalm Springs, California is a world renowned desert resort city, an hour and a half west of Los Angeles and a four hour drive east of Phoenix. Popular for the many spectacular golf courses nearby, Palm Springs is also known for being home to Presidents and Hollywood Stars, and has been called the "Playground of the Stars". CLICK HERE for a Palm Springs Slide Show  FEATURED: Palm Springs Golf - Tahquitz Creek GC Stars have included Bob Hope, Elvis Presley, Kirk Douglas, Jack Benny, Sonny Bono, Howard Hughes, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Al Jolson, Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, Liberace, Debbie Reynolds, Lucille Ball, Greta Garbo, Desi Arnaz, Cher, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
The majestic mountain peak, Mount San Jacinto, it's eastern base adjacent to downtown, towers 10,000+ feet bringing early afternoon shade to downtown Palm Springs. There is so much to do in Palm Springs and the surrounding areas. The Palm Springs Aerial Tram, the Indian Canyons, and the various Palm Springs Museums should be a must on anyone's "to do" list. Within our site we will feature some favorites of locals and visitors alike. Visit Palm Springs for your next Vacation
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has also been both playground and meeting place for President Gerald
Ford who made nearby Rancho Mirage his home. Presidents Kennedy,
Eisenhower, Reagan, Nixon, Clinton, and George & GW Bush have
all been visitors to Palm Springs. Even President Herbert Hoover
came to nearby La Quinta in 1936 and stayed at the Desert Inn while
visiting his friend. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had stayed
in La Quinta before the war. President Lyndon Johnson chose Palm
Springs as a meeting place for a meeting with Mexico's President
in the 1950's.
