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PALM SPRINGS, CA

Dave
2004-02-21 17:45:29

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displays over 3000 varieties of desert plants from around the world. This garden is also a bird sanctuary. They are located at 1701 South Palm Canyon Drive. They are open Monday through Saturday from 9 to 4:30, and Sunday from 10 to 4. Adult admission is $2. Children ages 5 to 15 are 75 cents. PHONE NUMBER: (760) 327-6555.

The Oasis Waterpark is located at 1500 Gene Autry Trail. The road, the Gene Autry Trail, connects the interstate 10 to highway 111. The water park is near the southern intersection of the Gene Autry Trail and East Palm Canyon Drive. There are 13 waterslides, a wave pool, a river, a spa, and an outdoor pavilion. Open daily from 11 to 7 PM from early June through Labor Day. Open daily 11 to 5:30 from mid March through early June. Open daily the day after Labor day through October 31 from 11 to 5:30 PM. Admission for adults is $16.95. Children are $11.50. Reduced rates are given at 3 PM and also at 3:30. PHONE NUMBER: (760) 325-7873.

The Palm Springs Desert Museum is located at 101 Museum Drive. This museum displays art, natural science and the performing arts. Their exhibitions concentrate on Western and Contemporary art, and also on the human influence on the Coachella valley. The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 to 4, Fridays from 4 PM to 8 PM. Admission for adults is $5, those over 62 its $4, military and students with ID $2 (students aged 6 to 17). The first Friday of the month except during special exhibitions is free to everyone. PHONE NUMBER: (760) 325-0189.

The Living Desert is a 1200 acre wildlife park located in Palm Desert which is east of Palm Springs. The park is located 1.5 miles south off of highway 111 at 47-900 Portola Avenue. This park features rare plants and animals from the worlds deserts. Some of the animals are the bighorn sheep, zebras, mountain lions, hawks, and Mexican wolves. There are tram tours given and hiking trails are also available. The botanical gardens replicate ten major North American desert regions. Each year over 300,000 people enjoy the unique exhibits that this wildlife park has to offer.

Date Palms can be found in many locations in the Coachella Valley. Two of my favorite places to purchase dates are Hadleys Date Gardens, and Shields Date Gardens.

Hadleys Date Gardens are located off the 10 freeway about 12 miles west of the turnoff on 111 for Palm Springs. There you can choose from many varieties of packed whole dates. They also sell chopped dates, dried dates ect. I waited 15 years between having date shakes, and after I tried the date shake at Hadleys this past January I decided not to wait that long next time. The date shake is truly a wonderful drink.

Just east of Hadley's are two enormous dinosaur statues next to interstate 10. Inside one of these statues is a store that sells rocks and small trinkets. At night the eyes of these dinosaurs light up and become green and red.