Indio, California

===Points of interest===
[[File:Welcome to Indio, California.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome sign at Indio, California]]

The '''Coachella Valley History Museum''' Home, on Miles Avenue, has a two-acre campus, which currently includes the Smiley-Tyler House, built in 1926, the 1909 Schoolhouse, and the Date Museum dedicated to the history and development of the fruit (the only date museum in the world), plus gardens and archives preserving historical artifacts of the Coachella Valley. It also has the historic M.H. Whittier Ranch Tower, which is used for the only light art projection system in the Coachella Valley.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indio.org/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=346&TargetID=48,49,1 | title=M. H. Whittier Ranch Water Tower Art Project System Unveiling | access-date=September 28, 2019 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801200859/https://www.indio.org/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=346&TargetID=48,49,1 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The '''Indio Performing Arts Center''', known as IPAC, is located at the heart of downtown Indio at 45–175 Fargo Street to promote arts and entertainment for the community.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indio.org/your_government/city_manager/indio_performing_arts_center/default.htm | title=Indio Performing Arts Center | access-date=September 28, 2019 | archive-date=October 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002040149/https://www.indio.org/your_government/city_manager/indio_performing_arts_center/default.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> IPAC has hosted live concerts, theater productions, dinner theater events and [[sing-along]]s, movie nights, fashion shows, arts and crafts fairs, music video productions, and other special events. IPAC is a 23,000 sq. ft. facility with a main hall, the Expo Hall; three separate theaters that are approximately 2,200 sq. ft. each: Village Theatre, Cabaret Theatre, and the Old Towne Playhouse. Desert TheatreWorks occupies the facility, which has produced more than 50 plays and musicals, 8 children's musicals and more than 20 special events, making them one of the Coachella Valley's leading producers of theatre and educational programming for the performing arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtworks.org/about-dtw.html |title=About DTW |website=Desert TheatreWorks |access-date=September 28, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002040145/http://www.dtworks.org/about-dtw.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[College of the Desert]] also has a film class in the Village Theatre during the school year.

'''The Coachella Valley Art Center''' is located at 45140 Towne Street in downtown Indio. It hosts a variety of art exhibits, workshops, and special events throughout the year and includes a main gallery, project spaces, classrooms, a glass studio, performance space, and artist studios.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.coachellavalleyartcenter.org/home | title=Home – Coachella Valley Art Center | access-date=September 28, 2019 | archive-date=October 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002040137/http://www.coachellavalleyartcenter.org/home | url-status=dead }}</ref> The center has hosted local and international artists, and been a venue for art events and live performances.

From January to March each year, [[Polo (sport)|polo]] season is in full effect at the Eldorado Polo Club and the [[Empire Polo Club]]. [[Tailgate party|Tailgating]], food vendors, picnics, and great polo games are a common sight at these family-friendly Sunday events.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://empirepolo.com/for-spectators/ | title=For Spectators – Empire Polo Club | access-date=September 28, 2019 | archive-date=October 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002040133/https://empirepolo.com/for-spectators/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Beautiful Golf Course in Indio, CA - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|One of the many golf courses in Indio, California]]

Golfing is another main attraction that brings people from far and wide to Indio and surrounding cities, with the Coachella Valley housing approximately 28 percent of all California's golf courses.<ref name="Strege">{{cite web| url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/california-how-to-reconcile-a |title=California: How to reconcile a drought with 124 desert golf courses |last=Strege |first=John| date=April 29, 2014| access-date=September 28, 2019|website=Golf Digest}}</ref> Golf course development in the desert became a huge phenomenon in the 1950s, with a golf course opening approximately every 100 days.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/travel/2014/10/07/coachella-valley-golf-history/16881441/ |title=Short history of golf in the Coachella Valley |author=<!--Not Stated--> |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=September 28, 2019| website=The Desert Sun}}</ref> During the winter months, [[country club]]s with golf courses attract dozens of vacationers each year. Today, there are more than 13 golf courses located in Indio and 124 golf courses in the entire Coachella Valley.<ref name="Strege"/> The City of Indio, in particular, owns the only night-lighted golf course in the Coachella Valley – the Lights at Indio Golf Course.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indiogolf.com/home/ |title=The Lights at Indio Golf Course |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

Casinos are also a point of interest in Indio that draw a large crowd. [[Fantasy Springs Resort Casino]] is owned by the [[Cabazon Band of Mission Indians]], whose tribal headquarters are also located in Indio. The casino opened in 2004 and includes a hotel, bowling center, golf course, and special events center that acts as a concert venue.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/ |title=Fantasy Springs Resort Casino | access-date= September 28, 2019}}</ref> The Fantasy Springs special events center has hosted musicians as big as [[The Beach Boys]], [[John Legend]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Stevie Nicks]], and [[Kelly Clarkson]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/fantasysprings/albums/page1 |title=Fantasy Springs Photo Album | access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>