Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Don Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Road
- Description: aerial tramway in Palm Springs, California
- Also known as: “Aerial Tramway Palm Springs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaufmann Desert House and Palm Springs Art Museum.
Kaufmann Desert House
Historic house
Photo: Pmeulbroek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kaufmann Desert House, or simply the Kaufmann House, is a house in Palm Springs, California, that was designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946. Kaufmann Desert House is situated 1 mile south of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Palm Springs Art Museum
Museum
The Palm Springs Art Museum is a visual and performing arts institution with several locations in the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California, United States, founded in 1938. Palm Springs Art Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Frey House II
Museum
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Frey House II is a museum, which is situated 2½ miles south of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palm Springs and North Palm Springs.
Palm Springs
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Palm Springs is a resort city in the California desert. It became a destination during the 1950s and 1960s when Hollywood movie stars flocked there in droves.
North Palm Springs
Hamlet
North Palm Springs is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. North Palm Springs is located at the intersection of Dillon Road and North Indian Canyon Drive near the northern border of Palm Springs, south of Interstate 10. North Palm Springs is situated 4½ miles north of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
- Categories: aerial tramway and transportation
- Location: Riverside County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Palm Springs Aerial Tramway” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “棕櫚泉索道”
- Dutch: “Palm Springs Aerial Tramway”
- French: “Palm Springs Aerial Tramway”
- German: “Palm Springs Aerial Tramway”
- Japanese: “パームスプリングス・エリアル・トラムウェイ”
- Korean: “팜 스프링스 에어리얼 트램웨이”
- Korean: “팜스프링스 에어리얼 트램웨이”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palm Springs Aerial Tramway”
- Norwegian: “Palm Springs Aerial Tramway”
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