Indio, California -
Shields Date Garden in the Date Capital of the World
Learn the history of the date here -- the fruit, not the mating ritual.
- Address:
- 80225 US Highway 111, Indio, CA
- Directions:
- I-10 exit onto Indio Blvd, then south onto Jefferson St. for two miles. Turn left at Hwy 111; the Date Garden will be on the right.
- Phone:
- 760-347-0996
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Shields Date Garden in the Date Capital of the World The inside is full of old and new date history. The romance and sex of dates movie still plays nonstop and had photos and audio clips of Mr. Shields himself.
There are date samples a plenty on the counter. I highly recommend the date shake. Like nothing else you've ever had before. Check out the nursery in the back and see real dates growing on the trees. [Drumbabe, 10/14/2010]
[RA: Mmmm...date shake. It's like drinking a Fig Newton.]
National Date Festival - Blessing of the Dates A scene out of the Arabian nights, the National Date Festival and Riverside County Fair is held each year in date-crazed Indio. There are camel and ostrich races, an Arabian Nights Pageant outdoor musical, the Blessing of the Dates Ceremony, and more Middle Eastern appreciation than you'll find in the whole rest of the USA. Also in the area are Jensen's and Shields' Date Gardens, where the history of the date is told and dates sold. [Roadsideamerica.com Team, 01/11/2004]
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