{"id":8989,"date":"2018-03-09T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T16:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2018-03-09T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T16:53:04","slug":"things-to-do-in-palm-springs-make-insta-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/things-to-do-in-palm-springs-make-insta-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Do in Palm Springs That Will Make Great Insta Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring break is upon us, and you know what that means\u2026 more time to travel!<\/h2>\n

January and February are long gone, and you might feel the need to take another small break before working hard until the Summer, again. We love to travel, and we simply cannot do it without taking a camera or even just our phones to snap a few pictures. And feeling the need to be connected all the time, nowadays one of the best ways to keep in touch with friends is Instagram<\/strong>. So, here are 10 things to do in Palm Springs<\/strong> <\/em>that will make great Insta stories, in case you\u2019re planning on visiting California\u2019s mid-century paradise\u2026<\/p>\n

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Have coffee at the Riviera Palm Springs Resort<\/h3>\n

Even if you can\u2019t afford to stay at the Riviera Palm Springs Resort<\/strong>, an outstanding resort where stars like Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra would stay overnight, you should take the time to visit their\u00a0caf\u00e9<\/em>. At Caf\u00e9 Palmeto<\/em><\/strong> you will find the most gorgeous palm prints, very in the style of\u2026 Palm Springs! If you\u2019re also a mid-century design lover, you will not be able to resist to snap a few Insta Stories.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Palm Springs Bureau of Turism<\/p>\n

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Take a photo of\u00a0that pink door<\/em>\n<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re visiting Palm Springs, one of the reasons might be because you\u2019re a mid-century architecture<\/strong><\/em> lover. And if that\u2019s the case, and you love to share beautiful photos on Instagram, make sure you take a walk to visit and take a photo of\u00a0that pink door<\/em>. If you don\u2019t know what we\u2019re talking about, you can search Instagram, because #ThatPinkDoor<\/strong> has been tagged thousands of times!<\/p>\n

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Get to know the Cabazon Dinosaurs<\/h3>\n

These two iconic dinosaurs,\u00a0\u00a0Dinny the Dinosaur and Mr. Rex, were built and set just outside of Palm Springs in 1975 and 1986 respectively. Since then, they have been featured multiple times in several movies and TV shows. In fact, if you search for the hashtag #CabazonDinosaurs<\/strong> on Instagram, you\u2019ll find out that they\u2019re two of the most famous characters from Palm Springs.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Toby Fraley<\/p>\n

See Jonathan Adler\u2019s amazing work<\/h3>\n

Even if you\u2019re not staying at the Parker Palm Springs Hotel, designed by the amazing Jonathan Adler, you should definitely take some time to go there and take some photos. The whole fa\u00e7ade is pretty much quintessential mid-century architecture<\/strong><\/em> and Palm Springs, being all white, with a kind of lacy-looking artwork and a bright orange door that contrasts beautifully. Make sure to take a photo and share it with everyone on Instagram!<\/p>\n

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Visit\u00a0Moorten Botanical Garden + Cactarium<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n

If you go to Palm Springs and don\u2019t spend some time appreciating their amazing Botanical Garden, you might as well not go at all\u2026 Palm Springs, being an arid and desert area in California, has an amazing Cactarium, with around 3,000 species of cactus and other desert-adapted plants, which you see at Moorten. Make sure to share your photos with the iconic hashtag #plantparenthood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Palm Springs Bureau of Turism<\/p>\n

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Fall in love with Neutra\u2019s architecture<\/h3>\n

This is another one for all the mid-century architecture<\/strong> lovers that are visiting Palm Springs for the first time. Mandatory stop? The Kaufmann Desert House, designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946 to emphasize the connection between architecture and the desert landscape around it. In fact, Neutra is one of the most famous architects in Palm Springs, and you can see more of his work when you\u2019re driving around.<\/p>\n

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Stay at the Saguaro Hotel<\/h3>\n

Saguaro Hotel or, as it is mostly known,\u00a0the rainbow hotel<\/em> is one of the most iconic and Instagrammable places all over Palm Springs! Make sure to stay there during your time in Palm Springs to make the most of your experience. Bright colors can be seen everywhere, both on the cheery exteriors, as well as the more intimate interiors. One thing is for certain, the perfect picture is just one hotel away.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Tablet Hotels<\/p>\n

Venture out on Joshua Tree National Park<\/h3>\n

Although not quite in Palm Springs, more like an hour drive away, you should not miss the opportunity to visit Joshua Tree National Park in California.\u00a0The seasonal gardens of the cholla cactus<\/em> are one of 16 attractions accessible from the park\u2019s 18-mile auto tour! You will be able to capture unique landscape photos, perfect to make your Instagram profile look edgier and more artsy.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Great Outdoors LA<\/p>\n

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Take some\u00a0me-time<\/em> on Salvation Mountain<\/h3>\n

#SalvationMountain\u00a0<\/strong>has been tagged thousands and thousands of times on Instagram, and after a quick glance at the photos it is easy to understand why. The Salvation Mountain was created by Leonard Knight, and it is covered in religious words and general messages of love. Definitely a unique place to visit in your lifetime, that will give you breathtaking photos to remember.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Steven Kriemadis<\/p>\n

Try to rent Frank Sinatra\u2019s Twin Palms house<\/h3>\n

Frank Sinatra\u2019s Twin Palms estate is one of the most famous Palm Springs houses, and an amazing news for every mid-century architecture lover<\/strong><\/em> that doesn\u2019t know what to do in Palm Springs, is that you can actually rent it<\/strong><\/em> and just hang out with your friends there.<\/p>\n

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Photo\u00a0\u00a9 Luxury Retreats<\/p>\n

The pool is shaped like a piano and the awning is designed so that when the sun shines in a certain spot, the shadows appear to be piano keys!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Spring break is upon us, and you know what that means\u2026 more time to travel! January and February are long gone, and you might feel the need to take another small break before working hard until the Summer, again. We love to travel, and we simply cannot do it without taking a camera or even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":9008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[1714,1711,606,1712,1710,1713],"class_list":["post-8989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-news","tag-downtown-palm-springs","tag-instagram-tips","tag-mid-century-architecture","tag-palm-springs-hotels","tag-things-to-do-in-palm-springs","tag-what-to-do-in-palm-springs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8989"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9007,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989\/revisions\/9007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}