The main street through Palm Springs is Palm Canyon Drive, which is about a block from both the Ingleside Inn and the Avalon hotel. Leaving the hotels and heading north, you will be in the heart of downtown which is home to great restaurants, bars and shopping. A portion of Palm Canyon Drive is part of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, reminiscent of Hollywood Boulevard.

Indian Canyons has many hiking options but we recommend the Palm Canyon trail. This hike will take you into a beautiful palm tree oasis in the middle of the high desert. Before arriving at the trailhead, you will need to pay an entrance fee of about $15/person. Continue straight and follow signs for Palm Canyon. Once parked, we recommend starting on Victor Trail, which is the high trail around the canyon rim, so that you end the hike along Palm Canyon in the shade among the palm trees and along the cold springs.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world and will take you close to the top of Mount San Jacinto. Amazing views but maybe not for those with a fear of heights! At the top you will find an observation deck, natural history museum, and access to hiking trails.

If you want to see quintessential Palm Springs architecture, take a drive to the Old Las Palmas neighborhood. It is the neighborhood that is home to properties once owned by Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, and Cary Grant, as well as Elvis Presley's honeymoon estate, which until it was recently sold, was open for public tours. Nonetheless, the neighborhood is full of architecture dating back to the 1920's that is not to be missed.

A great ~2 mile hike to a 60-foot waterfall which may or may not still have water flowing in May. Nonetheless, it is a easy hike that will take you through a beautiful desert landscape with ancient rock art. Please note there is an entrance fee of about $15/adult as it is on a reservation.

While not technically in Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park is a one hour drive from downtown and is absolutely worth the trek if you are visiting Palm Springs for the first time and have wanted to see the park. It is famous for its rugged rock formations and namesake Joshua trees and has plenty of hiking options, including short nature walks. Enter from the west entrance to put you closest to the most popular hikes and attractions. Nature walk suggestions include the Barker Dam and the Cholla Cactus Garden, neither of which are particularly long or strenuous. A popular short hike is Ryan Mountain but we suggest you do some research on the National Parks' website before venturing out.