With the global pandemic and restrictions on a lot of our activities and outings, you might be wondering what there is to do in Palm Springs. While things change quickly and frequently, there is one fun activity that’s both safe and always open.

Take a self-driving audio tour of Palm Springs architecture

Modern Tours Palm Springs offers self-driving, audio-guided architectural and celebrity tours You use your own vehicle, meaning you’re in the driver’s seat regarding who joins you and how clean your ride is as you explore Palm Springs. You access the tours online, and you can run them any time; no planning your day around a guided tour’s inflexible schedule.

If you’ve never taken a self-driving tour, it’s definitely a perfect time to try one. Palm Springs has some of the greatest mid-century modern architecture anywhere, and taking a couple of hours to go exploring is a wonderful way to spend the day.

Driving tours are excellent for obvious reasons including the fact that you are in your own safe vehicle without strangers and you can go at your own pace. Unlike a set tour which has a regimented and restrictive schedule that doesn’t allow for deviations, with Modern Tours Palm Springs’ self-driving tours, you can stop for a bite, coffee or bathroom break whenever you want and start back right where you left off. 

Being in your own car also allows you to get out of the car along the way if you’d like a photo or just a closer look at a specific home or public building. Most guided tours don’t allow photo stops.

How do Modern Tours Palm Springs self-driving tours work?

All of the tours offered by Modern Tours Palm Springs are multimedia with audio, photos, and integrated driving directions. They run on your smartphone and can be listened to through your phone, tablet, car speakers, or Bluetooth speaker. Once you purchase the tour, you access it online in your web browser. Just press play and the tour takes you away! Integrated mapping will take you from wherever you are to the first location where you’ll stop, listen to the audio information, view indoor and outdoor photos and historical documents and be able to see the homes firsthand. You can get out of your car to snap photos or selfies for your Instagram feed, and then when you’re ready, move on.

Modern Tours Palm Springs tours take you to between 10-15 stops all over Palm Springs, and they’re well curated to give you a sense of the most amazing, famous or interesting buildings, as well as the hidden gems. 

The tours are fun but also very educational and take visitors back in time to explore the history of each stop on the tour. When you’re ready to move on, automatic Google Maps will direct you to the next destination. 

One of the Palm Springs driving tours will hit all the coolest and most unforgettable spots in Palm Springs. The Celebrity tour will let you in on the secrets of the Bob Hope House, which is undoubtedly one of the greatest architectural works in the whole Coachella Valley. This house has been compared to both  a volcano and a UFO, because of its domed copper roof.  Another popular stop is the Leonardo DiCaprio house, which boasts classic mid-century modern architecture that it has lasted decades after being acquired by ever more famous stars since it was owned by Dinah Shore.

You’ll also learn the history behind the buildings you’ll see daily on your cruise down Palm Canyon Drive. You’ll learn which buildings have a sordid history, or even which ones may be cursed!

If you just want some simple guidance without the full tour experience, there’s even a downloadable “Seriously Selfie” e-book that will take you to the best spots for an Instagram photo and a “Door Tour” that will take you to see various colorful, modernist doors on fabulous homes in the core of Palm Springs. 

So if you’re wondering what to do on your next visit to palm springs, whether for a friends’ weekend, getaway or family trip, look up ModernToursPalmSprings.com and check out their tours.

Confirmed guests at PS Limoncello are eligible for a 20% discount on all Modern Tours Palm Springs activities. Email for your discount code!