A 35-year-old town with a 100-year-old vibe, La Quinta welcomes you with Spanish-style shopping malls, star-lit patios, and villa-esque housing.

And with ADT by your side, you can help keep that lovely villa safe with 24/7 monitoring, remote smartphone control, and some of the quickest response times in the industry. You can even get that intruder-repelling ADT sign in your front yard to deter trespassers from entering before they even reach your front door. Yes, please!

Then, soak in the casual-chic atmosphere of Old Town for First Thursdays, where Main Street comes alive once a month on spring evenings with live music, extended happy hour prices, and al fresco dining. Enjoy a tasting at La Quinta Olive Oil Company or cap off your evening with a sampling of California's finest at the Wine Emporium.

Definitely make sure at least one of your Saturdays includes a visit to La Quinta's certified Farmers' Market, where 99% of the produce is from the Golden State and hundreds gather from October to April to enjoy local offerings, an outdoor lunch at Solano's, and the beauty of the Santa Rosa mountains.

With year-round sunshine, palm-lined streets, and mountain vistas almost everywhere you turn, La Quinta is truly the Gem of the Desert.