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The Ultimate Palm Springs Family Guide
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
71-701 Gerald Ford Drive, Rancho Mirage
(760) 321-0602
Hours of Operation and Admission Cost
The museum is open the following hours:
From January through April the museum is open seven days/week from 10 am-5 pm.
From May through December, the museum is closed on Mondays. The museum is also closed on some holidays.
Admission prices:
$8 for everyone ages 2 and up
Membership prices:
$25/person
Top 5 Attractions at the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
1. Children can dress up as cashiers and play in the pretend grocery store, complete with ringing up sales! There is also a pretend pizza parlor to make pizzas in!
2. Paint a real Volkswagen Bug.
3. Try your hand at science experiments galore including testing your knowledge of what is magnetic with a huge magnetic wall.
4. Test your athletic prowess: There’s a rock wall, a rope maze and Pull Yourself Up Pulleys!
5. Learn local history through animal track rubbing and local artifacts on display.