This is the must-have guidebook for anyone visiting Palm Springs and for anyone living in or around this desert resort city. What to See in Palm Springs was written by writer, journalist, and historian John Stark, a full-time Palm Springs resident and tour guide. His descriptive words and high-end photographs of Palm Springs are meant to transform you from a casual sightseer to a knowledgeable, well-informed tourist. This beautiful book is at home in your car or on your coffee table.

With more than 300 pages and 200 photographs (many historical), the book provides an in-depth, A-to-Z look at everything you’ll want to see. Many of these sites are only known to Palm Springs’ residents. All can be seen from your car windows, most are free. Many sites include “Detours,” which are related places you can see also visit by car. John’s research and reporting takes you behind the scenes of the sites you’re seeing. To ensure accuracy, he worked with the Palm Springs Historical Society and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to separate myth from fact.

What to See in Palm Springs includes John’s one-on-one interviews with innovative architects who have made Palm Springs the modernist capital of the world. The book delves into Palm Springs’ celebrity past with discussions and photographs of the stars’ lives and homes here. As a former Senior Writer at People magazine, John personally interviewed many of these late, great stars that he talks about in his tours and in this book. Through historical archives you’ll meet the strong women who founded this desert town, feminists long before their time. Dozens of historical photos add to the book’s depth, knowledge and enjoyment. There’s a front-of-the-book historical overview and chronology, and a back-of-the-book map. There’s even a never-before-published photograph of Marilyn Monroe being discovered in Palm Springs. What to See in Palm Springs is a guidebook like no other