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San Juan Bautista Things to Do: 22 reviews and 72 photos

The mission entrance from the town

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The mission entrance from the town
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The front of the mission facing the plaza
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Inside the church
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The mission gardens
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The back of the church at the cemetery
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Begun 1797, the Mission at San Juan Bautista was the 15th of the 21 Spanish missions in California. The current church building was built from 1803 to 1812, and today it hosts a small museum, gift shop, and an active church. You will also find a neat little garden with an amazing variety of plants and a cemetery out back, laid right beside the El Camino Real and almost on top of the San Andreas Fault.

Admission is $4.

Directions: San Juan Bautista is just off Hwy 101 south of Gilroy
Website: http://www.oldmissionsjb.org/

Review Helpfulness: 3.5 out of 5 stars