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Museum Hours:
Daily 10 AM to 4 PM
Closed Wednesday's and Thursday's
Please call us at:
760-574-5471
for more information
We're working on some exciting ways to further our mission of educating about the history of the Salton Sea and the need for restoration. Stay Tuned!
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Salton Sea History Museum is a Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) Corporation
LOCATED AT THE DESERT CAHUILLA WETLANDS
TEMAL PA'LEKISH
Museum hours: Daily 10 AM to 4 PM - Closed Wednesday's and Thursday's
Current exhibit:
- Rancho Dos Palmas: An Endangered Treasure
- Torres Martinez Tribal History and Artifacts Exhibit
* Ladies, please wear comfortable shoes to the wetlands/museum.
We are now open at the Desert Cahuilla Wetlands, 72-120 S. Lincoln Street, Mecca, 92254. Please see map below as there is very little signage yet and our address doesn't accurately appear on most address searches and GPS.
Here at the Desert Cahuilla Wetlands, habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife abounds. If you plan on bird watching and/or hiking around the wetlands, please wear comfortable shoes as the area around the ponds and lakes is surrounded by dirt roads. Fishing is also available in the stocked ponds. Call for more information. The Wetlands requires that all visitors (including museum visitors) sign the guest register and pay an entrance fee of $5 per person, kids 10 and under are free. The museum staff is reponsible for handling this task. There is no additional entrance charge for the museum.
Photos from Rancho dos Palmas
Front entrance through the large adobe-walled patio during the years it was owned by Ray Morgan - Hollywood advertising man, circa 1955. |
During the ‘fish farm’ days circa 1985. |
The ‘plunge’ fed by a constant supply of 90ยบ artesian water circa 1939. |
Brochure from the Rancho Dos Palmas resort circa 1938. The resort was built by Gertrude Voss Tenderich, a German immigrant and founder of the Tampax Corporation. |
Ray Morgan on the road to Dos Palmas. Morgan produced many radio and televsion shows including the well known Queen for a Day. |
Inside the adobe great room. Seated with back to camera is Jack Bailey, host of Queen for a Day. |
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Thanks to the Palm Springs Modern Committee, we now have reproductions of this famous Salton Sea ashtray available for sale. If you can't make it in to the museum, we accept phone orders and can ship it to you. To purchase this piece of Salton Sea memorabilia please call today: 760-574-5471
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Our Favorite Links
Sea and Desert Interpretive Association
Palm Springs Modern Committee
Salton Sea Authority
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