Palm Springs Walking Tours


Modernism Week – October

October 15-18, 2026

Modernism Week visitors walking up the path to the front door of a Palm Springs modernism home featuring desert landscape

Walk The Neighborhoods and Districts That Made Palm Springs

Modernism Week walking tours offer immersive experiences of historic areas across Palm Springs. Surround yourself with architectural wonders that made Palm Springs the epicenter of midcentury design and architecture. Tour residential neighborhoods, estates, and vintage hotels designed and built by visionary modernist architects and developers. Take a stroll through Palm Springs and history with a Modernism Week walking tour.

A portion of ticket proceeds benefit Modernism Week (a non-profit organization) and other local preservation, neighborhood, and community groups.

Tickets on sale August 1, 2026 at noon PDT

October 2026 Walking Tours Spotlight

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Shangri-La of the Stars: Midcentury Showcase

Stroll through this pristine midcentury neighborhood with its collection of elegant Modernist homes, designed by the desert's most revered architects.

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Stars of The Movie Colony: Romantic Palm Springs

The impressive Movie Colony neighborhood represents Hollywood's "Glamour Heyday" with its mix of romantic Spanish Colonial Revival estates and elegant Modernist homes.

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Modernism Week Sponsors

  • Dunn Edward Paints
  • City of Palm Springs
  • Cotino
  • Natural Retreats Palm Springs
  • Dunn Edward Paints
  • City of Palm Springs
  • Cotino
  • Natural Retreats Palm Springs