Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage

#1 among attractions in Rancho Mirage

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The Thunderbird Country Club is an 18-hole golf course designed by Lawrence Hughes in Rancho Mirage in California's Coachella Valley. It has hosted the Ryder Cup and the Palm Springs Golf Classic. Opened in 1951, the country club has been a favorite of many celebrities including Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as well as US Presidents Gerald Ford and Barack Obama First known as the Thunderbird Ranch, it was purchased by Johnny Dawson who established Coachella Valley's first 18-hole golf course here in 1951. ()

Coordinates: 33°45'19"N, 116°25'30"W

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70-737 Country Club DriveThunderbirdRancho Mirage United States

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Thunderbird Country Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wet 'n' Wild Palm Springs, Westfield Palm Desert, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, McCallum Theatre.

5.1 miNW
Water park, Amusement park
Wet 'n' Wild Palm Springs, Palm Springs
131 min walk • Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs is a defunct water park located in Palm Springs, California. The park operated under Cedar Fair's ownership as Knott's Soak City until 2013 when CNL Lifestyle Properties acquired it. The park plans to reopen in 2022 after a complete renovation of the property.
2.8 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Palm Desert, Palm Desert
72 min walk • The Shops at Palm Desert is a shopping mall located in Palm Desert, California which serves the Coachella Valley. The mall is presently owned through a joint venture between O'Connor Capital Partners and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. In August 2021, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield announced plans to sell the mall, but has yet to find a buyer.
5.2 miSE
Zoo
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert
132 min walk • The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, formerly the Living Desert Museum, is a non-profit zoo and desert botanical garden located in Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, United States.
2.7 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert
70 min walk • The McCallum Theatre is a 1,127-seat theatre and concert venue located on the southern edge of the campus of College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, US.
4.2 miN
Spa, Gambling, Nightlife
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage
107 min walk • The Agua Caliente Casino is a gambling facility, run by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, in Rancho Mirage, California. The facility has over 45,000 square feet of gambling floor. The casino completed a 16-story, 173-foot hotel tower which opened on April 18, 2008. The tower is the third-tallest building in the Inland Empire.
6 miSE
City
Indian Wells
153 min walk • Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley. Incorporated in 1967, it lies in between the cities of Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 4,958.
4.5 miN
Cemetery
Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs
115 min walk • Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957, it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District.
3.4 miNW
City
Cathedral City
88 min walk • Cathedral City, colloquially known as "Cat City", is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coachella Valley, Palm Desert
80 min walk • The Coachella Valley is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California's Riverside County. The valley may also be referred to as Greater Palm Springs due to the prominence of the city of Palm Springs.
0.5 miS
33°44'55"N • 116°25'19"W
Rancho Mirage Public Library, Rancho Mirage
13 min walk • Library
2.3 miN
33°47'11"N • 116°24'40"W
Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, Rancho Mirage
59 min walk • Children's museum, Museum