Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
An aerial tram opened in 1963 that rises from the valley to about 2,600 meters in the San Jacinto Mountains, in cabins that rotate during the trip, with a pine forest and trails at the upper station.
Califórnia · the United States
In the destination Palm Springs and Joshua Tree.
In the photo: Palm Canyon, Indian Canyons
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The city
Desert city in the Coachella Valley at the foot of the San Jacinto Mountains, known for 1950s–60s modernist architecture, hotel pools and its past as a Hollywood artists’ retreat. It has a rotating aerial tram up the mountain, the Indian Canyons with oases of native palms, and the Palm Springs Art Museum. It is about an hour from Joshua Tree National Park.
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The local experience
An aerial tram opened in 1963 that rises from the valley to about 2,600 meters in the San Jacinto Mountains, in cabins that rotate during the trip, with a pine forest and trails at the upper station.
Canyons south of Palm Springs, on Agua Caliente Cahuilla land, with oases of native palms, streams and desert trails, such as Palm Canyon, which has thousands of palms.
An art museum in downtown Palm Springs, with modern and contemporary art, Western American art, glass and sculpture, and a center dedicated to the city’s modernist architecture and design.