Location: Indio
Top Things to do in Indio
Things to do in Indio, California (CA): The Best Sights & Landmarks
Set in the picturesque Coachella Valley, Indio boasts spectacular panoramas with distant foothills, soft blue skies, and easy access to phenomenal golf courses and other outdoor activities. Known as the “City of Festivals”, Indio has annual festivals that celebrate Native American culture, hot air ballooning, art, and food. The Coachella Valley is home to golf-happy communities like Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and La Quinta. A unique combination of year-round temperate weather, distinctive desert and mountain terrain, and exceptionally high maintenance standards rewards golfers with fantastic play experiences in and near Indio. The Indio golf menu, please: Heading the list of places to tee up are The Golf Club at Terra Lago, Eagle Falls Golf Course, Indio Golf Course, and Indian Palms Country Club. A fun family-oriented activity is the Shields Date Farm, a great educational experience where you can learn how dates are grown and sample a date shake. To learn more about the area, visit the Coachella Valley History Museum on Miles Avenue. If you like to wager, Indio is home to the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, which has 2,000 slots and video poker and 40 table games, including bingo. Popular Indio festivals include the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival in February, The Coachella Valley Stagecoach Country Festival in April, and the Indio International Tamale Festival in December.
Restaurants in Indio
1. Indio City Hall
2. Coachella Valley History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Temporarily Closed The museum campus contains the Smiley-Tyler House, a 1926 adobe home which houses the main exhibits; the historic 1909 Indio Schoolhouse; and the Date Museum. Also, the spacious grounds hold a variety of gardens, including a Memorial Date Garden, a Japanese Garden, the Jardin Del Desierto, and the oldest Cork Oak tree in the Coachella Valley. Other highlights include our Submarine house, a Blacksmith shop, various farming equipment, and the Museum's archives.Visit us to learn about the history of the Coachella Valley from the story of early Native American communities to the present. The Coachella Valley History Museum is open the beginning of October to the end of May from 10am to 4pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 1pm to 4 on Sunday.
Reviewed By Marty911 - Palm Desert, United States
Our Spanish club went to the museum and had a guided tour. We learned a lot of local area history and saw many artifacts. The guide was very helpful and knowledgeable. The date museum was also very interesting. This is certainly worth the visit.
3. Eldorado Polo Club
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Sunday Polo is one of the must do activities in the Desert during the winter months! Join us every Sunday from January 8th through April 2nd at Eldorado Polo Club for the most competitive and thrilling polo in the Desert.
Reviewed By Fittorun - Columbus, United States
We brought out of town friends here for an amazing afternoon! First we went to the Cantina for lunch, on the patio! Good food and service and beautiful views. A very laid back place, relaxing and enjoyable. While you are there, pick up one of their Polo Magazines. It is a beautiful publication that tells you about polo in the area, and lays out the ground rules of the game as well as a layout of the different fields. We found there would be a 12 goal match that afternoon and brought our chairs out to go watch. There are 'formal' games on the weekends, but the preliminaries are played during the week. ( think the schedule is on the website) There is no charge of the weekday games, and there are not many people there. You just drive and park your car along the field and bring out your chairs and enjoy! There are no facilities during the week, so bring something to drink ect if you are going to want anything. Very low key, and very exciting to watch the games! The season is not long.... Jan - March.
4. Shields Date Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 803 reviews
Shields Date Garden is now open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, we are still offering curbside to-go orders for those customer who would prefer this option. The theater, and walk are still closed to the public.
Reviewed By TeaWithLori - Eagan, United States
A group of 6 of us ate breakfast here. It was a chilly morning and we wanted to sit inside. Small inside seating area, but ample outdoor seating. If you spend $25 in the cafe or the gift shop, you get tickets to their grounds. It is a beautiful walk. Their gift shop has date varieties to sample and purchase, as well as a short film on their operation. You must try the famous Date Shake, very delicious! A worthwhile stop in my opinion.
5. Riverside County Fairgrounds
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By rockout2006 - Indio, United States
This the site of the fair which comes each febuary. But other things to do at other times. When fair is on parking is tight, try the backside of the fair grounds, for kids there are lots of rides, for the adults lots to see. And each night is a pagent as the sun goes down. Come and enjoy and have fun.
