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  • 2001-07-25T11:30:00Z on PBS
  • 30m
  • 17h (34 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Since the 1930s, Palm Springs has been one of the most famous and popular resort destinations in the world. Now, this desert paradise has revived its popularity with its rich and colorful history, year-round warm climate and noted architecture. Join Host Huell Howser as he captures both the natural and man-made wonders of the city and the entire Coachella Valley, in his series: PALM SPRINGS. From the beautiful and historically significant Indian Canyons to restored '50s Hotels; Huell will give you an insiders tour of this desert oasis.

34 episodes

Series Premiere

2001-07-25T11:30:00Z

1x01 Tahquitz Canyon

Series Premiere

1x01 Tahquitz Canyon

  • 2001-07-25T11:30:00Z30m

Huell gets a tour of Tahquitz Canyon in Palm Springs with Ron Deluna of the Aqua Caliente Tribe.

2001-08-25T11:30:00Z

1x02 Dates

1x02 Dates

  • 2001-08-25T11:30:00Z30m

Huell Howser finds out all there is to know about dates at the Shields Date Gardens in Indio.

2001-09-25T11:30:00Z

1x03 White Water

1x03 White Water

  • 2001-09-25T11:30:00Z30m

Huell interviews Tom Levy of the Coachella Valley Water District and Jim Kenna from the Palm Springs Bureau of Land Management.

2001-10-24T11:30:00Z

1x04 Palm Desert

1x04 Palm Desert

  • 2001-10-24T11:30:00Z30m

Huell visits Palm Desert with Dan Callahan of the Palm Desert Historical Society and Mayor Buford Crites.

2001-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x05 Consignment Stores

1x05 Consignment Stores

  • 2001-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

Huell visits three popular consignment stores along Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs--Modern Way, John's Resale Furnishings and Palm Springs Consignment Co.

2002-01-25T12:30:00Z

1x06 Racquet Club

1x06 Racquet Club

  • 2002-01-25T12:30:00Z30m

Huell visits the Racquet Club in Palm Springs, once a favorite spot of celebrities like Cary Grant, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe. Huell also stops by Hope Springs, a beautiful retreat which includes pools fed by natural mineral streams.

2002-02-25T12:30:00Z

1x07 Ballantine's

1x07 Ballantine's

  • 2002-02-25T12:30:00Z30m

Huell visits the popular Ballantine's Hotel and the Casa Cody in Palm Springs.

2002-03-25T12:30:00Z

1x08 Electric House

1x08 Electric House

  • 2002-03-25T12:30:00Z30m

Huell visits the automated McCullough House in Palm Springs.

2002-04-25T11:30:00Z

1x09 Frey House

1x09 Frey House

  • 2002-04-25T11:30:00Z30m

Lydia Kremer of the Palm Springs Desert Museum takes Huell on a tour of the amazing home by architect Albert Frey. He also visits the Hacienda Hoover.

2002-05-25T11:30:00Z

1x10 Black Pool

1x10 Black Pool

  • 2002-05-25T11:30:00Z30m

Huell visits a home with an amazing black pool and the Wexler House in Palm Springs

2002-10-24T11:30:00Z

1x11 Tahquitz Canyon Update

1x11 Tahquitz Canyon Update

  • 2002-10-24T11:30:00Z30m

Huell updates his show from last year.

2002-09-25T11:30:00Z

1x12 Snow Creek

1x12 Snow Creek

  • 2002-09-25T11:30:00Z30m

Huell visits this small private community.

2002-11-20T12:30:00Z

1x13 Plaza

1x13 Plaza

  • 2002-11-20T12:30:00Z30m

Huell Howser lands in the middle of historic downtown Plam Springs and visits Palm Springs Plaza.

2002-11-21T12:30:00Z

1x14 Palm Springs Air Museum

1x14 Palm Springs Air Museum

  • 2002-11-21T12:30:00Z30m

Huell Howser visits the Palm Springs Air Museumlocated at the Palm Springs International Airport. It's full of exhibits depicting aviation history through art, photography, movies, videos and of course aircraft.

2002-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x15 Restaurants

1x15 Restaurants

  • 2002-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

Huell Howser enjoys a diverse sample of foods from a few of Palm Springs restaurants.

1x16 Desert Hot Springs Hotel and Spa

  • 2003-10-26T12:30:00Z30m

The Desert Hot Springs Hotel and Spa has eight pools filled with water ranging from 92 to 140 degrees. Huell Howser joins locals and travelers from around the world to soak in the waters and relax in the desert sun.

2003-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x17 Cabot's Adobe

1x17 Cabot's Adobe

  • 2003-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

Located in Desert Hot Springs, Huell Howser visits Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum. It is an adobe structure built in the early 1900s by the man who discovered the famous mineral springs that give Desert Hot Springs its name. It's open to the public and houses beautiful paintings, furnishings and Native American pottery.

2003-11-26T12:30:00Z

1x18 Coachella

1x18 Coachella

  • 2003-11-26T12:30:00Z30m

Huell visits this working man's desert city.

2004-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x19 People of Palm Springs

1x19 People of Palm Springs

  • 2004-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

Huell Howser meets the people who help make Palm Springs an international travel destination.

2004-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x20 '50s Motels

1x20 '50s Motels

  • 2004-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

The '50s live on in Palm Springs, and Huell Howser visits some of the best examples of architecture from that decade - motels.

2004-11-26T12:30:00Z

1x21 Julius Shulman

1x21 Julius Shulman

  • 2004-11-26T12:30:00Z30m

Julius Shulman, the famed architectural photographer, shares many photos and stories about Palm Springs with Huell Howser.

2005-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x22 Living Desert

1x22 Living Desert

  • 2005-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

1,200 acres of amazing flora and fauna in Palm Desert.

2005-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x23 New Jeep Tour

1x23 New Jeep Tour

  • 2005-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

Known for their tours which inlcude Native American history and culture, old mining lore, nature, ethno-botany, geology and panoramic vistas, Huell buckles himslef in for another ride with Desert Adventures Jeep Tours.

2006-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x24 Fountain of Youth

1x24 Fountain of Youth

  • 2006-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

The Fountain of Youth Spa is a unique RV Resort in Niland which offers swimming pools, an artesian mineral water hot spa and fresh water hot spas.

2006-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x25 Pool Man

1x25 Pool Man

  • 2006-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

He’s busy with all those pools in the desert, but Huell tags along to learn about a day-in-the-life of a pool man.

2007-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x26 Desert Museum Tour

1x26 Desert Museum Tour

  • 2007-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

Explore the natural, ancient and, sadly, endangered places in the desert.

2007-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x27 Blue Skies Trailer Park

1x27 Blue Skies Trailer Park

  • 2007-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

Walk back in time as we visit this intact 1950s trailer park started by Bing Crosby and Jack Benny.

2008-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x28 Martha’s Village

1x28 Martha’s Village

  • 2008-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

At Martha’s Village and Kitchen, a dedicated corps of 50 staff and 300-plus volunteers tend to the needs of Coachella Valley residents. They serve 250,000 meals each year and provide clothing, emergency shelter and health care for children. Huell talks with staff as well as residents to learn the success story of Martha’s Village.

2008-11-26T12:30:00Z

1x29 Thunderbird Country Club

1x29 Thunderbird Country Club

  • 2008-11-26T12:30:00Z30m

An insider’s tour of the first 18-hole golf course in the desert whose early members included Lucy and Dezi.

2009-11-24T12:30:00Z

1x30 Indian History

1x30 Indian History

  • 2009-11-24T12:30:00Z30m

Visit the spa where Elvis soaked, and then walk through the magnificent Indian canyons.

2009-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x31 Plaza Update

1x31 Plaza Update

  • 2009-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

Right in the middle of downtown, this historic 1930s plaza has some amazing stories.

2010-11-25T12:30:00Z

1x32 O'Donnell House

1x32 O'Donnell House

  • 2010-11-25T12:30:00Z30m

One of the originals, offering not only Spanish architecture, but amazing views.

2010-11-26T12:30:00Z

1x33 Polo

1x33 Polo

  • 2010-11-26T12:30:00Z30m

A visit to the huge polo fields, which have made the Coachella Valley a polo center!

1x34 Palm Springs People Update

  • 2007-11-24T12:30:00Z30m
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