29 Palms Parks & Recreation Program & Activity Guide - Catalog - Page 17
Community Programs & Activities
Cultural & Natural History
Community Programs & Activities
Old Schoolhouse Museum - 6760 National Park Drive 760-367-2366
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The museum provides visitors a chance to experience a 1920s-era schoolroom, an exploration library,
view artifacts and exhibits pertaining to the history of Twentynine Palms and surrounding desert.
Old Schoolhouse Lecture Series: Co-sponsored by the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park and
Twentynine Palms Historical Society on the second Friday of each month from September to June.
The Desert Institute - 74485 National Park Drive (760) 367-5535
The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is an adult education program offering an in-depth
exploration of the park’s natural wonders. Learn from highly qualified instructors who are passionate
about sharing their expertise and committed to providing a personal and fun learning experience.
Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center- 9697 Utah Trail (760) 490-9561
A 15-acre campus features an observatory dome that houses a 14” Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope, an Orrery representing a true to scale and position model of the Solar System at 20 billion
to 1, a solar calendar/sundial that marks the hours as well as the solstices and equinoxes, plus a
Meditation garden based on Zen design principles, and a beautiful nature trail.
