What to See in Palm Springs

This is a must-have guidebook for anyone visiting Palm Springs and for anyone living in or around the famous desert resort city. What to See in Palm Springs is written by journalist and historian John Stark, a full-time Palm Springs resident and experienced tour guide. His descriptive words and photographs of Palm Springs will transform you from a casual sightseer to a knowledgeable, well-informed tourist. With more than 300 pages and 200 photographs, the book provides an in-depth, A-to-Z look at everything you’ll want to see when visiting Palm Springs, half of which is on tribal land. Best of all, you can see these sites from your car windows for free! Many are known only to Palm Springs’ residents.

John worked with the Palm Springs Historical Society and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to assure the book’s accuracy. What to See in Palm Springs gives you the who, what, where and why of every site in the book. It includes John’s one-on-one interviews with innovative architects who have made Palm Springs the modernist capital of the world. What to See in Palm Springs delves into Palm Springs’ celebrity past with discussions and photographs of the stars’ lives and homes here. As a former Senior Entertainment Writer at People magazine, John personally interviewed many of these late, great stars. In this book you’ll also meet the strong cowboy women who founded this desert town, feminists long before their time.

Informative “Fun Facts” and “Personal Notes” add to the book’s depth. Included with many of the sites are “Detours,” which are related places you can see outside Palm Spring’s city limits that are easily reachable by car. Dozens of historical photos add to the book’s knowledge and enjoyment. There’s a front-of-the-book historical overview and a back-of-the-book city map. There’s even a never-before-published photograph of Marilyn Monroe being discovered in Palm Springs. What to See in Palm Springs is a guidebook like no other!