San Juan Capistrano Mission - San Juan Capistrano Landmark

  • Address: 31414 El Camino Real,San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2602
  • Phone: 949 / 234-1300
  • Website:www.missionsjc.com
Average Rating
4.5
16+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
4.0
1+ reviews
Frommers
0.0
1+ reviews
Yelp
5.0
14+ reviews
San Juan Capistrano Mission
31414 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2602

San Juan Capistrano Mission Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, Mission San Juan Capistrano, founded in 1776, is the seventh among the twenty-one California missions. Enjoy the lush gardens, koi-filled fountains, adobe buildings, Great Stone ... more on AnaheimOC.org
  • The seventh of the 21 California coastal missions, Mission San Juan Capistrano is continually being restored. The mix of old ruins and working buildings is home to small museum collections and various adobe rooms that are as quaint as they are interesting. The intimate mission chapel with its orn... more on Frommers
  • Mission San Juan Capistrano, founded in 1776 by Father Junípero Serra, was one of two Roman Catholic outposts between Los Angeles and San Diego. The Great Stone Church, begun in 1797, is the largest structure created by the Spanish in California. Many of the mission's adobe buildings have be... more on Fodor's

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3.0
The Disneyland of California Missions

(March 06, 2001 00:00)

Don't get me wrong - Mission San Juan Capistrano is absolutely beautiful. I think it would be next to impossible for the most well-known mission in California to *not* seem touristy. Even so, I couldn't help feeling a bit dirty paying the $6.00 required admission (other ... By kludgebox from San Jose, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Nice Historic Site

Excellent historic California Mission lots to see, quiet gardens and a museum located in the historic buildings. The Chapel is small but very beautiful. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
Drew S. 's review

You can't help but love this place. a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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3.0
Great mission

Was one of three missions we saw in California and probably the best. Went during the week so the downside was the groups of school kids. Parking not great ... TravelChick78, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
Teej T. 's review

Lovely, rustic, old edifice. San Juan Capistrano was named "Queen of the Missions" by Father Serra himself, and you can see why---somewhat. Unfortunately, ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

Ortega Hwy. (Calif. 74), San Juan Capistrano

Hours

Daily 8:30am-5pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $7

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about San Juan Capistrano Mission on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.missionsjc.com
  • http://www.anaheimoc.org
  • http://www.visitcalifornia.com

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