Historical area that stretches nine miles and contains four important 18th-century missions.
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Mar 24, 2025
Spiritual, historical, and very charming. Seeing the missions made me want to learn more about the history of Texas and when it was part of Mexico.Full review by Mark D
Mar 19, 2025
We had an amazing day with our family learning about the missions and exploring. We took the 10am tour at Misión San Jose and our tour guide was friendly and very interesting. The we drove up the riv…Full review by Elaine F
Feb 23, 2025
We spent the morning driving around to visit the 4 missions and the aqueduct that have been lovingly preserved and maintained by the National Park Service. Visiting provides enlightening insights abo…Full review by AwayAgain87
The park includes 4 missions besides the Alamo (total of 5). The parks themselves don't have or need tours. You are walking the grounds and entering buildings to learn the history of each.
We love to bike as a family and would love to visit the missions, but we might not be up for biking the whole distance. Does anyone know if the buses are equipped with bike racks so that we could bike some of it, but then ride the bus if it’s too much?
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It’s not bad on bikes, about 8 miles total. My wife and I actually hiked from the river walk to the first 3. It was actually enjoyable and with very little traffic it’s safe. One suggestion might …
It’s not bad on bikes, about 8 miles total. My wife and I actually hiked from the river walk to the first 3. It was actually enjoyable and with very little traffic it’s safe. One suggestion might be to drive to the first one and then rent the bike that are right on site. This would cut down the miles.
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