29 Palms Historical Society

My husband and I came here a few weeks ago and we learned so much about the history of where we live. It was fascinating. One woman who worked there (I can’t recall her name) gave us a sort of tour and we learned even more. She seemed so eager and excited about sharing the history of the high desert with us.
Highly recommend if you’d like to know how the high desert came to be and see relics of the past.

I’ve countlessly tried to have this review be part of a Weed Show page for the event itself (classified under festivals) but Unilocal will simply not allow it. I assume it has something to do with the name (weed etc.). The Weed Show is annually the first weekend in November at the Twentynine Palms Historical Society Museum. Information can be found at the following website– (
). This review if for the Annual Weed Show in November only–
After seeing it on an episode of California’s Gold, we couldn’t pass up visiting.
We showed up in the late afternoon on Saturday expecting a small bunch of displays on a table or so… and we were greeted by several rooms full of quirky and interesting displays of weed/​desert/​junk displays! It was quite interesting to walk around and look at all the different displays people had made using the things they have found out in the desert. Getting into the concept it was fun to see the theme of each piece people were going for and deciding if they had pulled it off well or not. A lot of people were pleasant and were very nice. It’s certainly an interesting local tradition and a fun quick stop if you’re in the area when it’s going on!

This is an excellent Museam with beautiful exhibits, knowledge docents and wonderful lectures and events ie: the weed show

Lot’s of great info about early life in the desert. Loved the old (restored) schoolhouse and the mining tools. The gift shop is neat. There are lots of cool unique souvenirs. The docents are very helpful and can give you lots of info about the area. I highly recommend it if you have a love for all things historical. The «Hastie Bus» is a must see!