Big League Dreams Sports Park, 33-700 Date Palm Dr., Cathedral City,324-5600. This sports complex replicates Chicago’s Wrigley Field, New York’s Yankee Stadium, and Boston’s Fenway Park. It also offers inline hockey, basketball, indoor/outdoor soccer, flag football fields, batting cages, and sand volleyball. Perfect for group and corporate outings.

Boomers! 67-700 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Cathedral City, 770-7522. This family fun center features three 18-hole miniature golf courses, go-carts, bumper boats, a rock climbing wall, an arcade, batting cages, and a snack bar. The center is available for birthday parties and team-building exercises and offers weekly specials and group rates.

Cabazon Cultural Museum, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Pkwy. (I-10 and Golf Center Pkwy.), Indio, 827-2946. A 3,000-square-foot museum on the Cabazon Reservation presenting a historical perspective of the Cahuilla Indians, emphasizing the past 150 years. Baskets and other artifacts on display. Open 1-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Cabot’s Indian Pueblo Museum, 67-616 Desert View Ave., Desert Hot Springs, 329-7610. From 1941 until his death in 1965, homesteader and adventurer Cabot Yerxa constructed his Hopi-inspired home out of materials he found in the desert. The multilevel, 35-room home features 150 windows and 65 doors. Also on the property is a 43-foot monument carved from a 750-year-old Sequoia redwood as a tribute to Cabot’s Lakota friends. The museum contains photos from Cabot’s travels, as well as Alaskan and Native American artifacts. Open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri.-Sat
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Children’s Discovery Museum, 71-701 Gerald Ford Dr., Rancho Mirage, 321-0602. The museum offers elementary school age children and their parents more than 50 hands-on exhibits. Children learn and have fun while creating, exploring, and experimenting in a safe, caring environment. Throughout the years, children have left an everlasting mark on one of their favorite exhibits: a Volkswagen bug. Another popular attraction is a make-believe grocery store.

Club Achilles – The Iron Age, 79-450 Highway 111, La Quinta, 564-9112. Part country club, part exercise facillity, part performance center and part sports bar. Club Achilles is one of the most unique experiences to hit the golfing world all under one roof.

Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 82-616 Miles Ave., Indio, 342-6651. The Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural Center is housed in an adobe built in 1926 as the home and clinic of Indio’s first doctor. It features Native American basketry and artifacts, memorabilia from valley pioneer families, a blacksmith shop, a saw mill, an exhibit about the railroad years in Indio, and water and agricultural displays.

The Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway, Palm Springs, 322-1192. Tour the lavish estate where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their first night of marriage in 1967. An iconic example of mid century modern architecture. Docent group tours are available by appointment only.

The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, The Plaza Theater, 128 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, 327-0225. This vaudeville-style revue is led by Riff Markowitz, a theatrical impresario of the old school. The Ziegfeld-esque show features elaborate sets and costumes, a cast of singers and dancers no younger than 55, specialty acts, and guest stars. Season begins again on Oct. 31 and runs through May.

The Indian Canyons. Located on Agua Caliente tribal land, minutes from downtown Palm Springs, Andreas, Murray, and Palm canyons are perfect for hiking, picnicking, or horseback riding. There’s even a trading post. The canyons are home to the only indigenous palm trees in the continental United States. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (last entrance at 3:30 p.m.) Follow South Palm Canyon Drive until it dead-ends. 323-6018. Entrance to Tahquitz Canyon is located on the edge of downtown. Guided hikes are available. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (last entrance at 3:30 p.m.) 500 W. Mesquite Ave., Palm Springs, 416-7044.

Knott’s Soak City Waterpark, 1500 Gene Autry Tr., Palm Springs, 327-0499. The desert’s deluxe water park, featuring an 800,000-gallon wave pool, 600-foot lazy river, and 15 water slides, including the all-new Pacific Spin ride. Groups welcome. Open March-October.

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, 47-900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, 346-5694. It’s part zoo, part botanical garden, and totally unique. Desert animals and exotic African wildlife exist peacefully amid native plants and scenic trails. Village WaTuTu is a must-stop. You’ll also find a gift shop, restaurants, picnicking, special stargazing events, and lectures.
Mary Pickford Theatre, 36-850 Pickfair St., Cathedral City, 328-7100. In addition to 14 cinemas, the theater houses the Mary Pickford Experience, a museum dedicated to America’s Sweetheart, displaying historical objects, videos, and other elements to bring her story to life. Available for special events.

Moorten Botanical Garden, 1701 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, 327-6555. Historic showplace with 3,000 varieties of desert plants, birds, crystals, and relics. Ideal for tours, meetings, weddings, and photos.

Oasis Date Gardens, 59-111 Hwy. 111, Thermal/399-5665 or 800-827-8017. A 175-acre working date ranch. Date palms can produce fruit for well over 100 years. In fact, one tree at Oasis was planted in 1919 and now towers 80 feet above the Oasis Ranch Store.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, One Tramway Rd., Palm Springs, 325-1449. This is the best show on cable! One minute you’re in the desert; 10 minutes later you’re in a lush forest — and you got there via the world’s largest rotating tram cars. At 8,516 feet, the Mountain Station offers a 30-degree-cooler, pine-scented world with hiking, camping, cross-country skiing, and restaurants. Tram cars depart at least every half hour. Discounted Twilight Tickets are available after 3 p.m.

Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Tr., Palm Springs, 778-6262. July is Kool Kids Month, featuring Fourth of July coloring contests, The Great Paper Airplane Contest, combat simulator shootouts, and more. In the upstairs Education Center Theater, classic movies and newsreels of the ’40s delight both young and old. During July and August, children can sit in a real Nomad cockpit, make a scrapbook of their favorite planes, and go on a Wild Goose Hunt where they follow clues to find a “goose” that weighs 8,000 pounds, a “tiger” with wings, and a “horse” that can run 437 mph! Thursday is Grandparents Day (children 6-12 admitted free with paid grandparent admission). Come for the history — stay for the fun.

Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs, 325-7186 or 325-0189. This 125,000-square-foot art museum is a center for the exploration of art and performing arts dedicated to the enrichment of the community through expanding collections, exhibitions, and programs. Permanent collections include 20th century modern and contemporary art, Western American and Native American art, Mesoamerican artifacts, The Leo S. Singer Miniature Room Collection, two sculpture gardens with an international collection of 20th century sculpture, and the Stephen H. Willard Photography Collection & Archives. The museum’s 433-seat Annenberg Theater offers performances of music, dance, and comedy.

Palm Springs Historical Society, Village Green Heritage Center, 221 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, 323-8297. Two museums in downtown Palm Springs offer a vast collection of historical photos from the late 1800s to the present, all available for reproduction. Open noon- 3 p.m. Wed.-Sun., and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. from mid-October through May 30. Closed May 31 to mid-October, but available for research and photo requests Mon.-Fri.

Palm Springs Pavilion Theatre, Tahquitz Canyon Way and Museum Dr. (box office at 170 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Ste. B), Palm Springs, 778-5715 or 866-877-6779. Offering exciting, live, family entertainment. Through July 3 see Always, Patsy Cline, a musical comedy based on the true story of a fan who wrote the music legend a letter and Patsy responded, starring Sally Struthers. Fri. and Sat. at 7 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Then, July 18-Aug. 13, see the family-fun show AGA-BOOM, with clowns, comedy, and silly theatrics for children of all ages.

Palm Springs Walk of Stars, Palm Springs, 416-5811. Stars embedded in the downtown sidewalks pay tribute to celebrities and humanitarians who have made Palm Springs part of their lives.

Ruddy’s 1930s General Store Museum, Village Green Heritage Center, 221 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, 327-2156. Depression-era liquidator Jim Ruddy integrated his collection of store fixtures and merchandise with a museum. This re-creation comprises one of the country’s largest complete displays of unused general store merchandise. Shelves are lined with vintage containers, 95 percent of which are filled with their original contents.

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, 51-500 Hwy. 74, Palm Desert, 862-9984. This national monument protects the lofty heights above the Coachella Valley, as well as the precious biological, cultural, and geological treasures they contain. To learn about this unique area and discover ways to explore its exceptional opportunities, come to the Visitor Center off Hwy. 74. Open 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Shields Date Gardens, 80-225 Hwy. 111, Indio, 347-0996. This local landmark, whose large sign out front can’t be missed, has attracted visitors for more than 75 years. Not only can you buy assorted dates and date treats (including date shakes) here, but you also can find out how dates are grown and harvested by viewing the time- honored documentary Romance and Sex Life of the Date.

Joshua Tree National Park, 318-7091. Located north of the Coachella Valley, Joshua Tree National Park covers 794,000 acres of two diverse desert ecosystems: the Colorado and Mojave deserts. Take the Keys Ranch tour and hear the colorful story of the 60 years Bill and Frances Keys spent raising their five children in this isolated location.
Lin Lines, Inc., 325-5556. Charter luxury motor coaches and minicoaches, including step-on guide service. Knowledgeable drivers.