San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Travel Guide

 sswagner Says:  The park itself has many acequias, which are irrigation ditches that ran from the San Antonio River. Rainfall in this region was not enough to sustain crops if irrigation techniques were not used. Much more rare than the acequia is the aqueduct. This remaining example of a... 

 sswagner Says:  Established 1731.Mission San Francisco de la Espada is the outermost of the five missions in San Antonio. During the Spanish colonial days, it was relatively remote from San Antonio even though it is just outside the main interstate loop today. It has the most rural feel of... 

 sswagner Says:  Established 1731Mission San Juan Capistrano has its roots in east Texas. Like the other missions in that area, the establishment was not a success, so it was relocated to the San Antonio area. In years of surplus, the crops produced in this region were sold and distributed... 

 sswagner Says:  Established 1720If a visitor to this park had only enough time to see one of the missions, this would be the one to recommend. Known as "The Queen of the Missions", Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo is the most restored and beautiful of missions in this area. This... 

 sswagner Says:  Established 1731Formally known as Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Concepcion de Acuna, this establishment was transferred to the San Antonio area after first being founded in East Texas. It lies a couple of miles to the south of downtown San Antonio and is near the... 

 darthmilmo Says:  Mission Espada, originally founded as San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690, is the oldest of the surviving missions in San Antonio. The mission is also the farthest from downtown. This mission has a nice combination of nature and architecture. I got to see many fall flowers,... 

 darthmilmo Says:  Sometimes, size matters, other times, it doesn't. The church of the small Mission San Juan Capistrano has the best interior decoration on the park. It's small, yet magnificant decour left an image on me. 

 darthmilmo Says:  Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo is definitly my favorit mission. It's probably the favorite of most visitors too. See, this mission still has most of it's exterior walls intacts. The beauty doesn't stop there though for in the back you can see a working mill, a... 

 darthmilmo Says:  The Mission of Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepcion is one of the best preserved Missions in the Southern United States. The premises are small, but the church has promiss. Check out the original paintings on the interion walls. 

 darthmilmo Says:  The best way to get to the Missions is by car. Just start at the Alamo and follow the signs. If you don't have a car, then inquire at your hotel about taking a tour of the MIssions.For official details on how to get there and away, check out the map of the region showing the...