The San Miguel Mission in Central California
A tour of San Miguel Mission, one of the best preserved missions in California.

A tour of San Miguel Mission, one of the best preserved missions in California.

La Purisima Mission – The only fully restored mission complex in California is a journey back in time

Mission La Purisima – Visiting this fully restored mission complex is like going back in time two hundred years.

Mission San Antonio Architectural Drawings from the Historic American Buildings Survey

Visting the California Mission San Antonio de Padua is like being transported back to the 18th century. Here are the best tips for that visit…

A Mission San Antonio timeline shown in a gallery of photos and paintings from the 19th through 21st centuries

Mission San Juan Bautista – Not just a mission, but a whole town from the colonial period. Information, photos and how to get here.

The Mission San Luis Obispo – the nucleus of the city that grew up around it

Mission San Miguel Photos – a gallery of photos and documents of this historic California mission

Mission Santa Ines Photos – A gallery of photos taken at the mission