Perez Road Arts District

The Perez Road corridor is where a lot of Palm Springs' midcentury furniture actually comes from — a run of low warehouses holding vintage dealers, upholsterers, galleries and design studios. It is a browsing destination rather than a place to walk for dinner.

Cathedral City itself sits between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage on Highway 111, with the downtown amphitheater and the city's hotels a short drive away. It is the pragmatic option: Palm Springs prices minus about a third, ten minutes from downtown.

Most dealers keep weekday hours and close early on Sunday, so plan browsing for a weekday morning.