Historical area that stretches nine miles and contains four important 18th-century missions.
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Apr 7, 2025
Of course, it's a really cool place preserving the culture and work of the Spanish missionaries and their culture. The church building in particular is very well preserved (well, and repaired) over …Full review by Hatzlacha
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
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.
Is there a place on the grounds where you can rent bikes?
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No bike rentals that we saw. All of the missions are separated by a couple miles, but there is no direct way to get there. Perhaps at some point they will make a bike trail along the …
No bike rentals that we saw. All of the missions are separated by a couple miles, but there is no direct way to get there. Perhaps at some point they will make a bike trail along the old Camino Real route, but it's not there yet. These missions are all different and well worth your time.
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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