First-Time Modernism Week Tours

Experience these historic locales as they make their Modernism Week debut.

Crank-Garland House, courtesy of Linda Blank/Karlyn Neel

These tours will be opening their doors to Modernism Week guests for the first time next February 2022!


The Mystique of Shadow Mountain: A Palm Desert Walking Tour (2/24 and 25; $55)
Experience the golden age of midcentury architecture on a docent-led walk of Palm Desert’s Shadow Mountain area featuring homes by Frey, Krisel, and White, ending with refreshments at Shadow Mountain Resort.

Calypso Palms (2/25, $45)
This classic 1960s midcentury boutique community is being offered as a Modernism Week tour for the very first time.

Where Rancho Mirage Began: A Self-Guided Tour of Eclectic Midcentury Homes in Magnesia Falls Cove (2/19, $75)
This self-guided driving tour features an intriguing array of homes from the 1940s-1960s in the city’s original locale, Magnesia Falls Cove.

Behind Those Gateways and Getaways: Hidden Gems of Indian Wells (2/18, $250)
This one-of-a-kind tour provides special access to private country clubs in Indian Wells highlighting distinguished architectural clubhouses and picturesque residential properties. Ticket price includes an exclusive sit-down lunch at one of the luxurious clubs.

Crank-Garland House, an Indian Wells Landmark Designed by William F. Cody (2/23, $80)
Known as “The Lost Cody,” this home was originally designed for Filmore Crank and actress Beverly Garland by William F. Cody in the early 1960s, and has been fully restored.


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Modernism Week will be held in Palm Springs next February 17-27, 2022.

Preview the full schedule at modernismweek.com on October 22, 2021 at noon PDT.

Tickets will officially go on sale on November 1, 2021 at noon PDT.