Cabot's Pueblo Museum Desert Hot Springs
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Cabot's
Pueblo Museum is one of Southern California's most
unique buildings. It all started with one man’s dream.
He was an extraordinary individual who worked hard and traveled
to many places. He wanted the desert to be a wonderful place
to live, not only for his family but for everyone. To build
a place rich in history that reaches across Southern California
to Arizona. Cabot captured the unique histories of the Pueblo
people and built that into each room. It took Cabot Cabot over
24 years to build this multi-level building. Inside the museum
you will find a collection of Native American pottery, early
20th century photographs and artifacts from Cabot’s Alaskan
adventures. The museum has many stairways, narrow entrances
and hallways. Yerxa built a 5000 square foot residence with
over sixty rooms and not one of the windows or doors is the
same. At the time of his death in 1965 at the age of 81, Cabot
had not yet finished the building. After his death, the property
was abandoned and continuously vandalized. A dear friend of
his held off the demolition bulldozers with a shot gun and successfully
saved the property, later donating it to the city of Desert
Hot Springs under the condition that they preserve it and use
it as a museum. You will hear more of this fascinating history
when you take a walk through the Pueblo museum.
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Guided tours of
the Cabot's Pueblo Museum are conducted Saturdays and Sundays
during the open season (October through June). The museum is available
year-round for group tours and special events. The gift shop has
some very interesting art from local and Native American artists.
During visiting hours, the artists can actually be found in the
courtyard laboring at what they do best. The various arts range
from pottery, needle crafts, photography, and watercolors, just
to name a few. Desert Hot Springs is famous for its natural hot
mineral water. There are over 40 hotels and spas in Desert Hot
Springs with most having pools filled with the city's hot mineral
water. Desert Hot Springs is a great place for a weekend trip.
Nearby attractions include the Palm
Springs Tram, The
Living Desert Zoo and the Palm
Springs Air Museum. Put Desert Hot Springs on your list of
Southern California day trips, and you will enjoy some of the
most interesting places to visit in the California desert. Palm
Springs is a great place for a weekend getaway with accommodations
ranging from small motels to major hotels with golf courses and
health spas. Stay a day or make it a vacation. Palm
Springs Hotels.
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Cabot's Pueblo Museum
67616 Desert View Ave, Desert Hot
Springs, CA 92240
For more information visit
www.cabotsmuseum.org.
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