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Cabot's Pueblo Museum

67616 E. Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
760-329-7610
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Type: Historic Sites, Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Owner description: The structure is hand-made, created from reclaimed and found objects. The Pueblo is four-stories, 5,000 square feet and includes 35 rooms, 150 windows... more » Owner description: The structure is hand-made, created from reclaimed and found objects. The Pueblo is four-stories, 5,000 square feet and includes 35 rooms, 150 windows and 65 doors. Visitors will notice many unique features: including windows and doors collected and reassembled from abandoned homesteads, old telephone poles, buck board wagon parts and many other materials used creatively.On the guided tour, visitors journey through the life of Cabot Yerxa and his family including artifacts collected from their adventures dating back over 100 years. Hear his story from the Dakota Territory to Mexico, Cuba, Alaska, France, throughout California and the Southwest, including the founding of Desert Hot Springs, California. « less
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Oceanside, California
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

Once we found it, very interesting, quirky building(s) great photo op! Gift shop had nice selection of art/pottery /jewelry from local artisans.

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Long Beach, California
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Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

We liked learning about the early settlers and more about the hot springs. The cost is reasonable and the grounds are clean and charming.

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Cypress, Texas
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Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013 via mobile

Interesting place. The guided tour was worth the money and time. A history of Cabot Yerxa who built the "pueblo". An eccentric vagabond with a colorful entraprenual spirit. Well worth the time to go off the beaten path to see the wonderful location.

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Lakewood, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

Interesting archecture & history of this home in the middle of the desert. I would recommend this place for a visit/tour if you're in the area.

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San Diego, California
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11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

Our guide was very knowledgeable on the museum and also knew a lot of the history of the area. This made for a very interesting guided tour. If you have not been to see this before it is certainly worth at least one visit.

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Victoria, Canada
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

I am not that keen on wandering around art galleries and museums when I can be out of doors, especially in warm weather. Unless of course it is a unique museum or the museum is outdoors, like Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs. A former homestead, it is now one of the town’s main attractions. The Pueblo design is... More

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Nutley, New Jersey
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Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

This is a truly unique home built by an American adventurer and painter. Raised on an Indian Reservation in the Dakota territories, he tried his luck in the Yukon gold rush and became a successful businessman in Alaska. He returned to the California and served in WW1 and then went on to study painting in Paris and traveling to South... More

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Chino Hills, California, United States
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Let the docent fill youin on the history of the man who probably used the area's hot water first. Mr. Cabot left many curios behind. His wife's dressing room and closet are in hideaway upstairs spot. The place is incredibly cool because of its unique construction. Worth a visit!

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Los Angeles, California, United States
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013

A quirky little place - a bit of an architectural curiosity, but we actually learned a lot more about the history of desert hot spring (that was quite fascinating) than expected. Even though I have been out there many times never realized that desert hot springs sits at the meeting of the two tectonic plaes, the hot water springs coming... More

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Pinehurst, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

The tour of Cabot's Pueblo Museum was extremely interesting and worth the price. Don't miss this unusual house built by an enterprising and innovative man.

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