Cabot Museum
Start off by going to the Cabot Museum, it is a fun stop along the way to the mineral waters of Desert Hot Springs.
Built by Cabot Yerxa with reclaimed materials from the valley it was a work in progress for years. He homesteaded the land in 1913, was lucky to find a water source. I brought my mother, sister and her family; we took the guided tour and enjoyed it very much. There are lots of tables and the staff welcomes picnickers which is what we did. We were going to the mineral waters afterwards but the winds were too strong.
The website description: “structure is hand-made, created from reclaimed and found objects. The Pueblo is four-stories, 5,000 square feet and includes 35 rooms, 150 windows and 65 doors. Visitors will notice many unique features: including windows and doors collected and reassembled from abandoned homesteads, old telephone poles, buck board wagon parts and many other materials used creatively.”
The Mineral Hot Springs The magic, healing waters of Desert Hot Springs
After visting Cabot Museum, head over to one of the many mineral springs. Desert Hot Springs boasts of having the only aquifer of thermal, mineral spring water in southern California.There are over 22 boutique spas; the most famous being Two Bunch Palms. Desert Hot Springs Spa is not quite as refined as Two Bunch Palms but is quite inexpensive and has in the past had a day pass for $10.
Besides the waters each day spa of course offers all kinds of great spa treatments, be sure to ask if they are having any specials.
According to the Two Bunch Palms web site “Two Bunch Palms was built by mobster Al Capone in 1923 as a base for his West Coast operation. Capone enjoyed partying with motion-picture stars of the day, and the place became a second home for guests including Charlie Chaplin and Rudolf Valentino, who enjoyed a desert oasis away from Hollywood’s bright lights.”
For a complete list of spas in Desert Hot Springs:
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