See close-up the inns and resorts that were, and remain today, havens for the stars. Many were designed and built after WWII when America's appetite for Modern design was the rage.

See how desert Modern design was applied to commercial buildings in the heart of the fashion and finance district in Palm Springs.

In the Old Las Palmas neighborhood, Spanish Colonial architecture abounds alongside classic examples of dramatic midcentury architecture. Docents share tales of the stars who lived and martini-ed here.