Bike the Mid Mod Oasis - Bike Tour

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**Explore:** South Palm Springs Why is Palm Springs called a paradise? This tour explains as you bike 3 completely Midcentury Modern neighborhoods surrounded by stunning natural beauty. Your knowledgeable guide will share tantalizing tales of the famous architects, celebrities, and pioneers who embraced and built this oasis. Debbie Reynolds, William Holden, and Loretta Young are some of the Hollywood elite who resided here. You will appreciate the exquisite architectural details of these properties and their dramatic desert landscaping as they are very visible, not behind walls and hedges. This route demonstrates why Palm Springs is the mecca of Modernism. **\- We Supply:** You will be out fitted with a 7-speed bike, helmet, water, and audio receiver with ear piece so you can hear your knowledgeable guide. Devices are disinfected between use.***\*Please note no personal bikes.*** **\- Level of Difficulty:**  Pleasant - flat terrain. Approx. 9 miles. 2026-27 Season Schedule: This tour departs at 9:00am on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, October 25, 2026 through May 17, 2027 (about 3-3.5 hours), following the Palm Springs Historical Society 2026-27 master schedule. On blue dates the tour departs at 8:30am instead: Sundays Apr 18, 25 and May 2, 9, 16; Mondays Apr 12, 19, 26 and May 3, 10, 17; Tuesdays Apr 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 11 (all 2027). Arrive 15 minutes early (8:45am; 8:15am on blue dates). Date exceptions in the 2026-27 master schedule include: Pride (Nov 7-8, 2026), the Film Festival (Jan 7-18, 2027), Tour Palm Springs (Feb 5-6, 2027), and the Black History Parade (Feb 27, 2027). Because this calendar shows a weekly pattern and cannot show every individual date, please check the exact date calendar at pshistoricalsociety.org before reserving. Reservations required. Tour information: 760.844.2242.