Palm Springs | Travel News, Guides, Ideas & Tips | Traveller

We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.

Advertisement

Palm Springs

The desert house designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann.

Palm Springs’ celebrity homes are a feast of desert drama

A record 105,000 visitors attended the annual Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2023, glimpsing the mid-century estates of Sintra, Elvis and DiCaprio and more.

  • by Louise Goldsbury
Trixie Motel is a must-visit.

Celebrity homes and glorious weather: Nine highlights of Palm Springs

The desert-fringed city has been a hideaway for Hollywood stars since the 1950s.

  • by Louise Goldsbury
Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs.

Palm Springs, California things to do: Tips from an expert expat

Palm Springs is stylish and fun - just try but beware the crazy hot summers.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Palm Springs

Palm Springs, US: The relaxed alternative to LA where all the Hollywood stars go

The gloss has not rubbed off this long-time playground for Hollywood stars.

  • by Andrew Hornery
palm springs

Underground tunnels, nudist hideaways and mobsters: The secrets of Palm Springs revealed

There's a lot more to Palm Springs than retro architecture, pool parties and Coachella. Here's 12 secrets, unveiled.

  • by Kylie McLaughlin
Advertisement
Shields Date Garden is a local institution in Palm Springs

The best places to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in Palm Springs USA: Andie Hubka

Breakfast even comes with an opportunity to see a film about the ''romance and sex life of dates'' – as in the fruit.

  • by Julietta Jameson
'Drugs' in the lobby of the Parker Palm Springs.

Parker Palm Springs review, California

A unique desert hideaway that will bring out your inner child for an Alice in Wonderland style getaway.

  • by Kylie McLaughlin
Good times at the Coachella Arts and Music Festival.

Tips and things to do in Palm Springs, California: 20 reasons to visit

It's not just the birthplace of mid-century modern: Palm Springs has wild pool parties, great festivals and two resident dinosaurs.

  • by Kylie McLaughlin
The Horizon Hotel  in Palm Springs, designed by William Cody for Jack Wrather in 1952.

Six of the best: classic American lodgings

Hollywood glamour, gangster chic and desert modernist are some of the styles offered by these classic American hotels.

  • by Carol West
The Kaufmann House.

Mad about modernism

A retro revival in full swing, Andrea Black visits the time capsule of Palm Springs.