we just finished our 21 mission tour. beautiful and interesting Missions. Glad they are maintained. my favorites, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Bautista, La Purisima Conception, San Fernando... maybe a couple more. overall, all are worth visiting..
I live in California and already did all 21 missions .and I think 🤔 the best one ☝️ is in San Miguel close to Paso Robles . That one ☝️ looks exactly like my gampa’s house 🏠 in Mexico 🇲🇽
Over a week ago, I was going through your blog of the 7-day trip to visit all 21 missions. This morning I just read on USA Today that Mission San Gabriel in LA burned. Hope to be able to visit the missions someday.
I found your website online, and it was instrumental in helping me plan my family's summer vacation road trip to CA. We ended up visiting 9 missions. Thank you for all the priceless information!
I have done this trip It is fun. In my opinion if you are going to do this trip skip San Rafael and Santa Cruz, these were knocked down in past earthquakes and never restored to their former glory, only a modern churches in their place. San Antonia de Padua is the best in my opinion. It is the best because it is off the beaten path, and bordered by a military base, an Indian reservation, and a state park. It is in an untouched area that has changed little and represents what large parts of now metropolitan California once looked like. Plus there is an excellent back road from the mission to big sur that is beautiful and rarely traveled by tourists.
That's my dad's favorite as well, for the same reasons you mentioned. That's one of our most visited, but you have to time your visit right, because on two occasions we couldn't get to it because there were soldiers. But last time we were fortunate enough to finally see the interior. IDK if it's my favorite, but it's definitely in my top 5 along with Santa Barbara, Carmel, La Purisima and San Juan Bautista. Well, if someone is OCD like me, they wanna visit all of them, but I have to agree with you that those two are by far the least interesting. San Rafael was originally an asistencia. I went to Santa Cruz twice, and both times it was closed, but I see I didn't miss too much. San Fernando, Ventura and Santa Ynes are also heavily restored, but they have nice museums. Santa Clara also wasn't that interesting. And Soledad isn't too exciting, but it has a nice vibe. For some reason we couldn't go inside San Francisco, and that one looks amazing! I know these missions are a bit controversial, but I'm proud to have these kinds of sites in California.
@@briantravelman From What I remember San Francisco is the most visually impressive from the inside with high ceilings and alot of gold covered objects on the walls. The property isnt big and there isnt much beyond the church I agree though which one you find better is subjective and I live in San Jose so I am biased . I think if I lived in southern California I would like La Purisma because it is simialr as it still has property that it has a farm animals on with intresting hiking trails. San Juan Capistrano is a proper ruin and is the oldest existing buildings in the state,. Solano is not only intresting but in a historical district with alot of things to see and do. San Gabriel has grape vines that are older than the country and too thick to wrap your arms around. All history that is impactful and intresting is contriversial. I am also enjoy that we are able to see and learn from them.
@@watwudscoobydoo1770 IDK if that round dome he showed was in the mission or church. I'm in Nor Cal. I don't think location matters. San Diego and San Gabriel are the only ones I haven't seen. And everything south of San Fernando, I was too young to remember. So there may be some others that are better than my picks. Yeah, La Purisima is in a nice setting, and it's one of the nicest ones visually, and I think it's the only one that's no longer used for mass. Yeah, the one in Sonoma was cool. There was so much to see on the mission grounds and in the plaza itself. I think Sonoma has the best preserved Presidio. San Juan Bautista is also cool. It's in the middle of town, but there is a large field, so it still has that quaint vibe. I think that one was my most visited. If you can, I strongly recommend going around Christmas time, when the missions are beautifully decorated.
Awesome vid thank you! I'm looking into doing this myself very soon with my wife. I've been to about 6 myself including doing some archeology work at the Carmel Mission before. Being that I live in NorCal I'm thinking of starting in Sonoma and working my way down.
You should have included the Pala and San Ysabel Asistencia, but I still appreciate you making this. There aren't that many RUclips videos that cover all the California missions. I was supposed to make a series on the entire Camino Real, but we were never able to make it down to LA and San Diego. I'm still missing San Gabriel and San Diego, and the other ones down south I visited when I was really little, so I don't even remember them. But now with the situation in that part of the state, God knows when I'll make it down there again.
I'm very proud of my Spanish ancestry. I wear it like a badge of honor. The Spanish language. The Spanish missions of California. We are still here and stronger than ever. We love California and we love our country, USA. We will fight to protect her.
thank you for sharing and uploading the video. how many days did it took you to see all of the 21? yesterday (saturday, july 9, 2022) my daughter forgot her purse and a key to her apartment up in slo. had to take it for her, and so many time, i always wanted to visit some of them, going with others are never fun because they hate detouring and visiting history. so, coming back, i told myself what a perfect time to steal time for myself and visit and how many missions can i get to see. getting gas at costco took longer than i thought, before that i went and saw San Luis Obispo de Tolosa at 1pm, driving with the speed limit all the way, i was able to visit La Purísima Concepción (this one is huge), Santa Inés, Santa Bárbara, by the time I got to San Buenaventura the sun was almost down. next time i will do a detour from where i am going just to see a side place, which it a more memorable experience.
Actually it's the traditional architecture of southern Spain, and if you remember that both Mexico and southwestern United States were part of the Spanish empire, everything makes sense
I Josh quick question on the California mission trip I will like to do this on a motorhome do you know if you can park overnight on there parking lot ? Thanks
Love these missions: Mission San Francisco Solano Mission San Francisco Solano. Sonoma State Historic Park.jpg 1823 Sonoma 38°17′38″N 122°27′20″W Originally planned as an asistencia of Mission San Rafael Arcángel. Serves as a museum. Mission San Rafael Arcángel Saint Raphael Church San Rafael CA.jpg 1817 San Rafael 37°58′27″N 122°31′40″W Nonextant. Originally planned as the third asistencia of Mission San Francisco de Asís. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in 1949, which served as a parish church and museum. Mission San Francisco de Asís San Francisco de Asis--Mission Dolores.JPG 1776 San Francisco 37°45′51″N 122°25′37″W Also known as Mission Dolores. Serves as a parish church. Mission San José Mission San Jose April 2011 001.jpg 1797 Fremont 37°31′58″N 121°55′10″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission Santa Clara de Asís Mission Santa Clara.jpg 1777 Santa Clara 37°20′57″N 121°56′29″W Serves as a parish church within Santa Clara University. Mission Santa Cruz MissionSantaCruzCalifornia.jpg 1791 Santa Cruz 36°58′41″N 122°1′45″W Nonextant. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in the 1930s, which serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Juan Bautista Mission San Juan Bautista.jpg 1797 San Juan Bautista 36°50′42″N 121°32′9″W Serves as a parish church. Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo MissionCarmelSEGL2.jpg 1770 Carmel 36°32′33″N 121°55′11″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Nuestra Senora del la Soledad chapel.JPG 1791 Soledad 36°24′16″N 121°21′20″W In ruins. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in 1955, which serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Antonio de Padua Mission San Antonio de Padua modern.jpg 1771 near Jolon 36°00′54″N 121°15′00″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Miguel Arcángel MissionSanMiguelArches.JPG 1797 San Miguel 35°44′41″N 120°41′53″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission San Luis Obispo.JPG 1772 San Luis Obispo 35°16′50″N 120°39′52″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission La Purísima Concepción La Purisima.jpg 1787 Lompoc 34°40′13″N 120°25′14″W Serves as a museum. Mission Santa Inés Mission StInes.jpg 1804 Solvang 34°35′40″N 120°08′11″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission Santa Barbara Mission Santa Barbara01.jpg 1786 Santa Barbara 34°26′18″N 119°42′50″W Serves as a parish church and friary. Mission San Buenaventura Mission San Buenaventura.jpg 1782 Ventura 34°16′52″N 119°17′53″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Fernando Rey de España MSF 033.jpg 1797 Los Angeles 34°16′23″N 118°27′40″W Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Gabriel Mission San Gabriel 4-15-05 6611.JPG 1771 San Gabriel 34°5′50″N 118°6′22″W The current mission church dates to 1805. Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Juan Capistrano 02.jpg 1776 San Juan Capistrano 33°30′10″N 117°39′46″W The Serra Chapel, built in 1782, is the oldest extant building in California.[7] Serves as a parish church and museum. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Mission San Luis Rey de Francia current.jpg 1798 Oceanside 33°13′57″N 117°19′12″W Serves as a parish church, museum, and religious retreat center. Mission San Diego de Alcalá San-diego-mission-church.JPG 1769 San Diego 32°47′4″N 117°6′23″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
we just finished our 21 mission tour. beautiful and interesting Missions. Glad they are maintained. my favorites, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Bautista, La Purisima Conception, San Fernando... maybe a couple more. overall, all are worth visiting..
Thanks for the comment, glad you had a fun trip!
My 4th grade loved your video!
Thanks for letting me know, so glad you guys watched it!
My teacher made us watch this and we are in 4th grade too! I love this video.
21 missions in 7 days! Wow! That's 3 per day.
I live in California and already did all 21 missions .and I think 🤔 the best one ☝️ is in San Miguel close to Paso Robles . That one ☝️ looks exactly like my gampa’s house 🏠 in Mexico 🇲🇽
Yeah, that one totally has a Mexican vibe
Beautiful. I've always wanted to see the missions. Maybe one day!
I've been to the San Gabriel and Santa Barbara missions so far. I'll most likely go to Fernando next as I'm 20 or so minutes.
Some missions seem really well maintained while others are being left almost abandoned
Over a week ago, I was going through your blog of the 7-day trip to visit all 21 missions. This morning I just read on USA Today that Mission San Gabriel in LA burned. Hope to be able to visit the missions someday.
I found your website online, and it was instrumental in helping me plan my family's summer vacation road trip to CA. We ended up visiting 9 missions. Thank you for all the priceless information!
I visited 3 so far, and I can confirm they are very historical and interesting
I have done this trip It is fun. In my opinion if you are going to do this trip skip San Rafael and Santa Cruz, these were knocked down in past earthquakes and never restored to their former glory, only a modern churches in their place. San Antonia de Padua is the best in my opinion. It is the best because it is off the beaten path, and bordered by a military base, an Indian reservation, and a state park. It is in an untouched area that has changed little and represents what large parts of now metropolitan California once looked like. Plus there is an excellent back road from the mission to big sur that is beautiful and rarely traveled by tourists.
That's my dad's favorite as well, for the same reasons you mentioned. That's one of our most visited, but you have to time your visit right, because on two occasions we couldn't get to it because there were soldiers. But last time we were fortunate enough to finally see the interior. IDK if it's my favorite, but it's definitely in my top 5 along with Santa Barbara, Carmel, La Purisima and San Juan Bautista.
Well, if someone is OCD like me, they wanna visit all of them, but I have to agree with you that those two are by far the least interesting. San Rafael was originally an asistencia. I went to Santa Cruz twice, and both times it was closed, but I see I didn't miss too much. San Fernando, Ventura and Santa Ynes are also heavily restored, but they have nice museums. Santa Clara also wasn't that interesting. And Soledad isn't too exciting, but it has a nice vibe.
For some reason we couldn't go inside San Francisco, and that one looks amazing!
I know these missions are a bit controversial, but I'm proud to have these kinds of sites in California.
@@briantravelman From What I remember San Francisco is the most visually impressive from the inside with high ceilings and alot of gold covered objects on the walls. The property isnt big and there isnt much beyond the church
I agree though which one you find better is subjective and I live in San Jose so I am biased . I think if I lived in southern California I would like La Purisma because it is simialr as it still has property that it has a farm animals on with intresting hiking trails.
San Juan Capistrano is a proper ruin and is the oldest existing buildings in the state,. Solano is not only intresting but in a historical district with alot of things to see and do. San Gabriel has grape vines that are older than the country and too thick to wrap your arms around.
All history that is impactful and intresting is contriversial. I am also enjoy that we are able to see and learn from them.
@@watwudscoobydoo1770 IDK if that round dome he showed was in the mission or church. I'm in Nor Cal. I don't think location matters.
San Diego and San Gabriel are the only ones I haven't seen. And everything south of San Fernando, I was too young to remember. So there may be some others that are better than my picks.
Yeah, La Purisima is in a nice setting, and it's one of the nicest ones visually, and I think it's the only one that's no longer used for mass.
Yeah, the one in Sonoma was cool. There was so much to see on the mission grounds and in the plaza itself. I think Sonoma has the best preserved Presidio.
San Juan Bautista is also cool. It's in the middle of town, but there is a large field, so it still has that quaint vibe. I think that one was my most visited.
If you can, I strongly recommend going around Christmas time, when the missions are beautifully decorated.
Awesome vid thank you! I'm looking into doing this myself very soon with my wife. I've been to about 6 myself including doing some archeology work at the Carmel Mission before. Being that I live in NorCal I'm thinking of starting in Sonoma and working my way down.
Nice! That is awesome and you should do it. I have a ton of information on my site about it if you are interested
I’ve been to Santa Barbara, San Gabriel, and San Juan Capistrano.
You should have included the Pala and San Ysabel Asistencia, but I still appreciate you making this. There aren't that many RUclips videos that cover all the California missions. I was supposed to make a series on the entire Camino Real, but we were never able to make it down to LA and San Diego. I'm still missing San Gabriel and San Diego, and the other ones down south I visited when I was really little, so I don't even remember them. But now with the situation in that part of the state, God knows when I'll make it down there again.
i would love to do this trip
i’ve been to la purisima once, but i live in san diego & have never gone to the mission
definitely going to check it out!
Thanks for this! I've been wanting to do a trip like this for some time now. :-)
Always great content!!! Thank you:]
beautiful video another like
They show Father Serra's sarcophagus @ 5:39, it's by the altar at San Carlos Borromeo in Carmel.
I'm going on a field trip to one of these missions
thank you my daughter is doing San juan Bautista
I'm very proud of my Spanish ancestry. I wear it like a badge of honor. The Spanish language. The Spanish missions of California. We are still here and stronger than ever.
We love California and we love our country, USA. We will fight to protect her.
It is no badge of honor. The missions have a dark history. Nothing to be proud of.
Ive been to San Rafael and San Juan Capistrano. Im going to Santa Barbara and Santa Ines.
I've only been to about 8 of the missions but hope to visit all of the someday!
thank you for sharing and uploading the video. how many days did it took you to see all of the 21?
yesterday (saturday, july 9, 2022) my daughter forgot her purse and a key to her apartment up in slo. had to take it for her, and so many time, i always wanted to visit some of them, going with others are never fun because they hate detouring and visiting history. so, coming back, i told myself what a perfect time to steal time for myself and visit and how many missions can i get to see. getting gas at costco took longer than i thought, before that i went and saw San Luis Obispo de Tolosa at 1pm, driving with the speed limit all the way, i was able to visit La Purísima Concepción (this one is huge), Santa Inés, Santa Bárbara, by the time I got to San Buenaventura the sun was almost down.
next time i will do a detour from where i am going just to see a side place, which it a more memorable experience.
Does these missions look 👀 to you like usa 🇺🇸 or Mexico 🇲🇽 . I think 🤔 it looks more like Mexico right
The US is very diverse and so is Mexico. Their history will be forever intertwined.
Actually it's the traditional architecture of southern Spain, and if you remember that both Mexico and southwestern United States were part of the Spanish empire, everything makes sense
Both are colonial Spanish, not like the USA and not like Mexico.
This will help me with my mission project (Santa Clara de asis) thanks!
Very good
I Josh quick question on the California mission trip I will like to do this on a motorhome do you know if you can park overnight on there parking lot ?
Thanks
How long did this take? I live in Southern California and always thought about visiting all these missions take my daughter on a road trip.
the best
I am 13 and I just wanted to be the hundredth person to comment. It was pretty awesome though.
This is her son Gabe
@@rebeccaevans5113 okay
I am curious what’s yours and others’ opinion of the top 5 missions california?
Nice job.
❤️
I i did san miguel with my fourth grade class
Really neat! I gotta learn a saint prayer.
On November 9th 2017 my son Roman went on a field trip to Mission San Jose and San Juan Bautisa
interesting.
what is that song at the end its soo good but i dont know the name! please help
For Mrs. Dauser's class.
i need it for school
Helped me on a project thx :D
what is that song at 5:57?
Darude Sandstorm
its called fade by alan walker
Faded. My kids play it on the piano.
Fade by alan walker i knew already, but it says in description too tho
yeeeeehaw i love ducks andilmals and corn
hi
Y’all should learn the real history of these missionaries. It’s disgusting
Agreed
I love looking at missions but this video made me seasick. 😑
sup
video is good. change the music.
No aparecen animals
Two seconds for each shot is way too fast. And you could have chosen better music. Wasted time.
Dude, that music sucks homie. Torture
Missions were a place of torture. Learn about them.
Music choice could've been holier... I couldn't watch...
Love these missions:
Mission San Francisco Solano Mission San Francisco Solano. Sonoma State Historic Park.jpg 1823 Sonoma
38°17′38″N 122°27′20″W Originally planned as an asistencia of Mission San Rafael Arcángel. Serves as a museum.
Mission San Rafael Arcángel Saint Raphael Church San Rafael CA.jpg 1817 San Rafael
37°58′27″N 122°31′40″W Nonextant. Originally planned as the third asistencia of Mission San Francisco de Asís. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in 1949, which served as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Francisco de Asís San Francisco de Asis--Mission Dolores.JPG 1776 San Francisco
37°45′51″N 122°25′37″W Also known as Mission Dolores. Serves as a parish church.
Mission San José Mission San Jose April 2011 001.jpg 1797 Fremont
37°31′58″N 121°55′10″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission Santa Clara de Asís Mission Santa Clara.jpg 1777 Santa Clara
37°20′57″N 121°56′29″W Serves as a parish church within Santa Clara University.
Mission Santa Cruz MissionSantaCruzCalifornia.jpg 1791 Santa Cruz
36°58′41″N 122°1′45″W Nonextant. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in the 1930s, which serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Juan Bautista Mission San Juan Bautista.jpg 1797 San Juan Bautista
36°50′42″N 121°32′9″W Serves as a parish church.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo MissionCarmelSEGL2.jpg 1770 Carmel
36°32′33″N 121°55′11″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Nuestra Senora del la Soledad chapel.JPG 1791 Soledad
36°24′16″N 121°21′20″W In ruins. A reconstruction of the original mission was completed in 1955, which serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Antonio de Padua Mission San Antonio de Padua modern.jpg 1771 near Jolon
36°00′54″N 121°15′00″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel MissionSanMiguelArches.JPG 1797 San Miguel
35°44′41″N 120°41′53″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission San Luis Obispo.JPG 1772 San Luis Obispo
35°16′50″N 120°39′52″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission La Purísima Concepción La Purisima.jpg 1787 Lompoc
34°40′13″N 120°25′14″W Serves as a museum.
Mission Santa Inés Mission StInes.jpg 1804 Solvang
34°35′40″N 120°08′11″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission Santa Barbara Mission Santa Barbara01.jpg 1786 Santa Barbara
34°26′18″N 119°42′50″W Serves as a parish church and friary.
Mission San Buenaventura Mission San Buenaventura.jpg 1782 Ventura
34°16′52″N 119°17′53″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Fernando Rey de España MSF 033.jpg 1797 Los Angeles
34°16′23″N 118°27′40″W Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Gabriel Mission San Gabriel 4-15-05 6611.JPG 1771 San Gabriel
34°5′50″N 118°6′22″W The current mission church dates to 1805. Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Juan Capistrano 02.jpg 1776 San Juan Capistrano
33°30′10″N 117°39′46″W The Serra Chapel, built in 1782, is the oldest extant building in California.[7] Serves as a parish church and museum.
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Mission San Luis Rey de Francia current.jpg 1798 Oceanside
33°13′57″N 117°19′12″W Serves as a parish church, museum, and religious retreat center.
Mission San Diego de Alcalá San-diego-mission-church.JPG 1769 San Diego
32°47′4″N 117°6′23″W Serves as a parish church and museum.