Visitor Information
Palm Springs Visitor Information Center
2901 North Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm daily
800-347-7746 | 760-778-8418
The soaring roof of Albert Frey’s Tramway gas station is a Palm Springs landmark and home to the Official Palm Springs Visitor Information Center. The iconic soaring roof building welcomes visitors each year from all over the world to discover where to stay, play, shop, and dine in Palm Springs. The guest services staff can assist you with accommodations, dining, shopping, museums, attractions, and events. In addition, the Visitors Center has gift items, maps, souvenirs, and Palm Springs-logo apparel for sale.
Palm Springs Visitor Center: A Historic Gem of Palm Springs Designed by Albert Frey
Welwood Murray Memorial Library
100 S. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Hours: Friday - Wed., 10 am - 6 pm: Thursday, 10 am - 8 pm
760-323-8296
Another classic gem designed by modernist architect John Porter Clark sits in the heart of downtown. Visitor information and periodicals are available. This digital branch of the Palm Springs Public Library is also home to the Palm Springs Historical Society’s Research Archive.
Discovering the Palm Springs Historical Society

La Plaza Palm Springs: Where History, Shopping & Dining Meet
- 9 min read
At the heart of downtown Palm Springs, La Plaza brings together more…
John Guthrie McCallum and the First Non‑Native Settlement
- 6 min read
The story of modern Palm Springs does not begin with development plans…
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indian Reservation: 150 year history
- 7 min read
A Deep History Rooted in Cahuilla Homeland Long before Palm Springs…
Moorton Botanical Garden: A Living Desert Legacy
- 5 min read
Clark Moorten shares a kinship with the desert plants he’s spent…
Desert Visionaries: Celebrating the Women Pioneers of Palm Springs
- 13 min read
Shaping a Desert Oasis Journey through the history of Palm Springs…
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