Location: Palm Springs
Top Things to do in Palm Springs
Top 10 Museums in Palm Springs, California (CA)
Looking to relax in the sun? Palm Springs, with 354 days of sunshine per year, might be the place for you. Relax poolside or visit one of the many area spas… or tour some fantastic examples of mid-century modern architecture.
Restaurants in Palm Springs
1. Pinot's Palette
2. Artize Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Artize is a contemporary art gallery located in the popular Backstreet Art District of Palm Springs and host to an official Art-o-mat machine. We showcase original art work by local and not-so-local artists in a variety of genres & mediums. We welcome all - whether you are "just looking" or an avid collector. Please join us year-round for our monthly First Wednesday Art Walk from 5 to 8 pm.
Reviewed By DrBobCA - South San Francisco, United States
Artize is a great gallery in the Backstreet Art district, which itself is a cool little collection of galleries and studios. Artize has a warm, welcoming vibe (calling you out, Kelly!) and is full of interesting works. Together with the other galleries, and then perhaps a meander through the nearby Estate Sale store, you have a lovely way to spend an hour or two (or maybe more if something catches your eye, like it did for us).
3. Antique Galleries of Palm Springs
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By jackiea833 - Fremont, United States
Amazing assortment of all things mid century modern including bar ware, small accessories, hard to find lamps with fiberglass lamp shades! A must stop if your visiting Palm Springs! Great prices something for everyone
4. Heath Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Stewart Galleries
6. Woodman Shimko Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
7. BVS.ArtGalerie
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Placewares is a curated store for good design. We carry iconic, timeless designs from our four-decade history as well as new designs from established and emerging makers. We celebrate artists, designers and makers. And, we collaborate with them creating original, exclusive Placewares products. We constantly source exciting new designs that will stand the test of time from Western to Eastern design
8. Palm Springs Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,691 reviews
Located in downtown Palm Springs (with a branch location in Palm Desert, CA), the Palm Springs Art Museum offers compelling art exhibitions from national and international artists. The museum's extensive permanent collection includes significant works by modern and contemporary artists, western, contemporary and glass artists, and features several temporary exhibitions throughout the year. The museum is open free every Thursday night and the second Sunday of every month. It also offers a range of theatrical and musical performances in its Annenberg Theater. Throughout all these programs, the museum is dedicated to creating memorable and inspiring interactions through educational and cultural opportunities.
Reviewed By PSforever - Palm Springs, United States
Right in the middle of downtown Palm Springs..this little museum packs a big punch..An eclectic collection of art, a beautiful sculpture garden with a lovely cafe..It also contains the Annenberg Theater which is a beautiful venue for music. Don't miss it!
9. Ruddy's General Store Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
A re-creation of a general store during the 1930s and early 1940s, this unique museum displays the original fixtures, hardware, medicines and products of that period.
Reviewed By Sixeye
We visited Ruddy's a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. There is a lot of old time products found in drugs stores of yesteryear, most in really great condition! We tried to visit again this weekend (Aug 15, 2020) but found it to be closed until further notice due to the COVID pandemic. Their web site seems to have been taken down as well. We were taking my retired father who spent his career as a salesman for a pharmaceutical company and called on many a drug store over the decades. At least we got his picture in front of the museum while we were there.
10. Palm Springs Air Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,004 reviews
Rated by CNN as one of the top 14 Air Museums in the World. This facility Gives visitors an up-close look at the legendary fighters and bombers of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Reviewed By geoffreyh551 - Phoenix, United States
Everywhere we went in Palm Springs people told us to go here. You need to go here as soon as it opens ( open 7 days a week 10 Am until 5 PM). The Air Museum is very well set up . Airplanes are located in two hangars to the left as you enter and two hangars to the right. There are 9 people fully employed and 400 volunteers ( docents). All of the docents are veterans and have extensive information that they are ready to personally share with you. Plenty of on site parking. Admission is either $18 or $16 Senior/Military persons. You need to plan on spending many hours going from hangar to hanger-exhibitions of World War 2 and Vietnam. Many hands on exhibits that detail what specifics of the war was happening. Docents all over the area to assist and explain details as to what you are looking at. Don't forget to save time to go upstairs to the very extensive library. We looked up in the large collection of Life Magazines specific issues in our life time that were of interest to us. There is also a docent who will personally assist you on a Flight Simulator ' actually help you simulate a flight. Last visit an actual plane B-17 before you exit ( donation $5.00), but you can board it and walk through the entire plane. Highly recommend We spent 3 hours there .
