The San Miguel Mission in Central California
A tour of San Miguel Mission, one of the best preserved missions in California.
California Missions
California Mission Santa Ines in Solvang, Santa Ynez Valley
Mission Santa Ines – a Spanish mission around which grew a Danish town in a valley of cowboys. Photos and information about visiting here.
Mission solar illumination – the sacred geometry of the California Missions
Mission Solar Illumination – Recent discoveries have shown that the builders of the California Missions sited and oriented them to display the sun’s illumination on holy days.
Mission Soledad – Founded in 1791 the thirteenth of the California Missions
Mission Soledad was founded in 1791 in the Salinas Valley between Missions San Antonio and Carmel. Photos, impressions and visiting information.
The La Purisima Mission near Lompoc – a journey back in time
La Purisima Mission – The only fully restored mission complex in California is a journey back in time
Mission La Purisima – 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
Mission San Antonio Architectural Drawings from the Historic American Buildings Survey
Mission San Antonio de Padua
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…
Mission San Antonio timeline – A gallery of old photos and paintings
A Mission San Antonio timeline shown in a gallery of photos and paintings from the 19th through 21st centuries
Mission San Juan Bautista – the mission on the plaza
Mission San Juan Bautista – Not just a mission, but a whole town from the colonial period. Information, photos and how to get here.
