This is the ultimate throwback itinerary for Palm Springs.
Long before the Coachella music festival made Palm Springs an annual pilgrimage for today’s in-crowd of actors, musicians, and socialites, it was some of Hollywood’s most iconic names that first shook up the quiet desert town with their larger-than-life presence. As the city of Palm Springs keeps developing new resorts, restaurants and shops to keep all these new tourists busy (four new hotels will open in the greater Palm Springs area next year, including the tech-forward Arrive Hotels), now is actually the perfect time to look at how Palm Springs used to be done. Here’s where to stay, eat, and sightsee if you’re looking for a throwback visit to Palm Springs, starting with the city’s most popular celebrity, Frank Sinatra, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this December.