Five years ago we were scheduled to visit Palm Springs and then covid struck. We canceled our trip…read moreand the walking tour with this group. To our surprise they refunded our tickets. We didn't expect that from a not-for-profit. Very nice. So five years later we are back and we booked the Rat Pack walking tour ($40/person) for a 2.5 hour tour. We met our excellent guide David in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood. We go on many historic and architectural tours/walking tours at home and when we travel and this one was exceptional. David did a great job blending architecture, history and Hollywood glitz in his tour. He knew his stuff and he did it with great humor. The pictures also helped. He also did a good job of keeping us in the shade since it was zooming towards 90 degrees. We cannot recommend this tour enough especially if David is leading it. When we return I will look into other Historical Society tours and hope David is our guide!

What an asset the Historical Society is for Palm Springs. The small museum is packed with…read moreinteresting information . I went on a bike tour today and enjoyed the experience, Lisa, who is a volunteer, was informative and caring. I learned so much about Modernism. We even saw some celebrates homes ,past and present, Thanks for making your visitors feel welcome.

Beautiful tour with the charming one and only real deal Sam Cobb, visionary farmer. Enjoyed…read morelearning about the dates, the trees, and how it all began! Tasting dates at the end was very good, such diverse textures and flavors, but just being there was a great experience as the trees are lovely with real presence. Shaded nicely on a hot day. They recommend close-toed shoes to be safe but if you're sure-footed sandals seem fine to me. Getting photos was also great fun! His wife is sweet also, happy to meet them both.

We were driving down Dillon Road exploring on a Sunday morning and saw the signs for Sam Cobb…read moreFarms. Since my Husband had never tried a date before we stopped in to check it out. We were greeted by the lovely Maxine (Mrs Cobb) who was kind and welcoming. She showed us and let us sample a few of the different types of dates available, and even showed us how they grow and are picked from the palm trees. (They do offer tours that you can sign up for which we might have to go back for). Their property looks like a beautiful palm-filled oasis and is very worth visiting. We purchased 2 different types of dates that were both delicious and unique in their taste and texture. We will definitely go back and visit again soon. Thank you to the Cobb Family for a cool and educational experience.

The last time that we've been it was just for a walk around the garden and the museum area. If you…read morehaven't been, it's beautiful. Free to visit and you can enjoy the cactus garden and wander around the gardens. Museum and gift shop as well as cafe is on sites. But this visit, we took the tour of the Annenberg property. Tour is about 90 min and about 60.00 per person. They do recommend you come a little early to view and enjoy the main building where the cactus garden was but we were a little behind and made it right before the tour started. The tour host 7 person per guided tours. We start off at check in and then met with our guide, Hema. At the beginning you start off on the golf carts where your guide gives you an introduction to the family and the property. The gate into the main residence is around the corner from the public property. It's amazing to see how someone turned a barren desert landscape into an oasis. The brief cart ride to main door was quite nice. A massive golf property hidden in the desert. Once you approached the main property, it's welcomed by a massive water feature. A knock on the double doors lead you into the lobby of the house. Just walking into the property, it's a true MCM oasis. To find out the property only has just the primary bedroom was insane as it was massive. Theres no picture allowed inside but outside was fine. Hema, very detailed in everything she explained was very sweet and detail oriented. Walking through the different rooms and seeing all the amazing things collected by both Walter and Leonore Annenberg was quite interesting. The office which house all of Walter's work, pictures of family, friends and political figures. The different room that's in the main house, their amazing artwork which some are the original pieces. Then you have the way they lived, very elegantly. Each room had their own unique style. The designer and architect sure had their hands full with detail designed of everything on site. The furniture, one of a kind design with amazing embroidery. Walter had an amazing collection of artwork and sculptures. Seeing them throughout the house and the way it was displayed in different room of the house was spectacular. Even the kitchen was nice. Still fully functional as it's still used for summits. The outside alone is one in a million. The massive property with many lakes that is fully stocked for fishing. The golf course which is a golfers heaven. And then you have the pool with a million dollar view of the mountains as the backdrop. Not only the main house, there's the guest house which is utilized for guest. And they're know by different color rooms. And by that, it's fully decorated in the color palette. That building also all looks out to the pool and mountain. Leonore, with her favorite color yellow also had a rose garden designed in the property. The tour lets you inside the lives of the Annenberg and the amazing lives they've lived. Housing major political figures, celebrities and the amazing parties had. The massive art collection and endless photos of everyone, it was a sight to see. This is a tour worth checking out and learning about the Annenberg. Plus, Hema our tour guide was excellent.

So originally I went here because I am a coffee lover and I saw they had a cafe. The coffee was…read moregood. Just a basic iced vanilla latte but I think they could make a lot of different things. What gets me about this place is the scenery. This is a great place to get a coffee and walk around to see the views. Once you're done there's lots of seating around the venue. I would definitely be back here as it is so beautiful and calming. Such a rare random find as I have never heard of this place before. Also other than the coffee everything was free. That is also rare to have a great little visit for no extra cost.

What a wonderful way to learn about the history of Palm Springs while tasting your way through…read moretown. The food and drink were excellent and plentiful! Dan was our guide and he made the experience comfortable and enjoyable.

My husband and I went on the tour yesterday and it was fantastic! The restaurants we went to all…read morehad amazing food and we'll be making a point to go back to them on future trips to the area. Highlights were Hunny's and Lulu's, but Tod was the real star! He was knowledge about the restaurants and local history and helped make this a true 5 star experience. Highly recommend!

Great tour! Fantastic guide! Comfy van! Can't go wrong with this tour. You get all the highlights…read morein a short time.

When visiting Palm Desert in mid-February, the concierge recommended the Legends & Icons tour with…read moreFive Star. We met up with Annette and her sprinter van which was packed to the gills! We got the very last seats in the back with our friends. It was an unseasonably cold day with pouring rain. PS gets 1-4" rain per year, and received 1" of that on the day of our tour! Annette said the heat was on (and I did feel it further upfront when disembarking), but I was freezing the entire time in the last set of seats. The tour itself was good - Annette was full of stories and very entertaining. We were glad we opted for a guided tour like this versus a self-guided walking tour. It lasted close to 2 hrs and costs $130/person. Note that the tour did NOT include the tour of the Rat Pack Hideway specifically listed on their website tour description spelled out below. The asterisk they added just lists the people who partied and played, and the elongated plus sign was probably meant to be a disclaimer that we may not see this property, but there is no such disclaimer or explanation of that symbol anywhere that I could find on their site. "The Rat Pack Hideaway: Tour the private property of The Rat Pack Hideaway, where Frank, Dino, and Sammy partied and played.*† ( We are the only company given access to exclusive movie star properties.)" Regardless, the tour was good with lots of info and recommendations for places to eat and explore further (although covered so quickly the none of us could recall specifics after we left!) It was hard to see much of some homes, hidden behind gates/landscaping. A tour of an actual home, such as the Rat Pack hangout, would have been awesome.

Bill and Tom were super knowledgeable on the San Gorgonio Pass wind turbines, containing example of…read moreboth historic turbine designs and currently functional Vestas turbines which power local homes. Additionally, the fifteen minute intro video plus self guided car tour was a great format, since it let us go through the area at our own pace.

A fascinating tour for engineers or wind power enthusiasts. Our tour guy was Bill, and he was both…read moreenthusiastic and knowledgeable about every aspect of wind and solar power. We highly recommend this tour for anyone in the Palm Springs area!

To start I want to say we had a fantastic time, and the only reason for three stars is because of…read moretechnical issues that I think can totally be fixed. We did the Joshua Tree UFO tour outside the park. We even dressed up with tin foil hats and our dog in a ufo costume to really get into the mood. The first half of the tour was very very cool and we had a lot of fun. There were many interesting stops and we saw a lot of cool stuff. Here's where I think can be improved. The second half of the tour puts you way farther on a dirt road than feels comfortable. If you have an off road vehicle it probably would be way better. Unfortunately my car didn't fare so well. What really sucked is you cannot skip a clue unless you are basically on top of it. I would have loved the option to skip a clue entirely without having to be so close or travel to that spot at all. We weren't comfortable traveling further into the desert, and with no option to skip we ended up giving up. If that feature is ever fixed or allows you to skip entirely without having to travel to that spot, I would purchase another tour. Overall we loved it and had a great time

Wow! Joshua Tree has some great hidden gems. We had so much fun solving the all the clues and…read moreriddles. We get like we were in a treasure hunting movie Plus, we got so many great photos. 10/10 would recommend. P.S. We decided to take 'The Secret Tour' because it was their most popular. We went to a ton of really cool locations. There's a lot of weird culty/ufo culture. We loved the tour.

I had an amazing experience on my tour of La Jolla. Julia is the BEST tour guide. She is so…read moreknowledgeable about the area. She showed me places i may have never discovered on my own. As well as taking me to places I had visited previously, but this was so much better since she is so knowledgeable about the area. She is fun to hang out with, and very friendly. Julia was amazing about taking photos for me, and asking questions about what I was interested in seeing and doing. And she listened. She gave me many suggestions about other things I might be interested in checking out while I was still in San Diego based on my answers. In fact, I had such a great experience on my private tour that I booked a group tour of San Diego the VERY NEXT DAY. This tour company has such a great assortment of experiences available, you're sure to find the perfect one for you. It's hard to say which of my tours was my favorite, as I had such a great time on both. Julia knows the area, the history of the city, the history of the military, she even taught me about the different types of palm trees and the woman responsible for the variety in the area. If you are looking for a unique experience, book a tour. I'm sure they have other great tour guides as well. But Julia delivered in a way I could not have anticipated. Highly recommend! 10/10

What a great experience. My wife and I try to complete an electric bike tour in every city we…read morevisit. We've visited San Diego several times, but our visits were limited to the particular attraction we were visiting. This bike tour is a wonderful way to see so much of San Diego via bike. The location is easy to find, and parking is easy to find ( there is a huge parking structure next door). We were met by Kevin who was our guide for the tour. Awesome personality with a friendly demeanor. His knowledge of the San Diego area is impressive. He was full of fun facts about the city. The course was delightful and the bikes were easy to ride. I highly recommend this city tour and hope you get Kevin as your guide, you won't be disappointed.

Four of us booked a wine country experience to celebrate turning 70!…read moreHunter and his partner (sorry, forgot his name) were absolutely awesome. The tour was fun and adventurous, off-roading and all. We enjoyed the wineries as well. Learned some about the grape growing and wine making too! I highly recommend this tour.

Simply a splendid way to tour the Temecula wine country! Riding around in an open motorcycle…read moresidecar, beautiful blue skies above with hawks and turkey vultures, wind whipping around to keep you cool and amazing vistas of hills, valleys and vineyards. My friend had a Groupon but missed pulling the trigger on an online reservation. Luckily she called the company and they were kind enough to get us scheduled in for that same day. My friend and I appreciated being given a choice as to which to focus on - wine or wine country. Our vote was a little more country.  The tour took us through grapevines where we sampled grapes at different stages of ripening.  We sipped some great wine and had a delicious Neapolitan pizza from Pizza Bina at Chapin Family Vineyards. Our guide Bryan was truly a professional - engaging, thoughtful, enthusiastic and a wealth of knowledge about not only the wineries but the history of the region.  He even took pro photos of our excellent adventure!

Really enjoyed the Victorian home tour with a docent! We came here on Saturday at 12 and we had…read moreMichelle as the tour guide, she was very informative and articulate. Felt like we went through time travel because we were able to witness old fashioned interiors and antiques. Some of the furniture were still there since the 1800's. Amazing. Intrigued. Intricate details on the doors walls and furniture. Learned that Riverside was a very affluent city from oranges. Sugar was very valuable back then and Chinese servants worked at the Victorian mansion. Makes me appreciate how much technological advancement there has been to make the modern life more efficient and convenient.

Riverside historical heritage house hosts community events throughout the year. You can hang out on…read morethe courtyard and enjoy some live music with local musicians, ice cream and crafts for kids. The house tour takes a few groups at a time while you can learn about the history of the home. Will require stairs. There's also the back shed area with historical items and tools, vehicles. Welcoming and friendly staff. Parking lot across the street is usually open for community events.