Issue Date: 3/13/06
Mission San Juan Capistrano offers more than just
By Andrea Lacuesta
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Mission San Juan Capistrano and the mission's museum are ripe with 230 years of Southern California history.
• Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum offers a look at California's multi-cultural history. Exhibits display Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage.
• The museum has a wide range of activities for visitors such as guided tours, art exhibitions, a Discovery Lecture series, mass services and banquet rooms where private parties can be held. In addition, the mission is surrounded by 10 acres of gardens.
• Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors over 60, $4 for children ages 4 to 11 and free for children 3 and younger. Proceeds go to funding the preservation of the mission.
• On the tour, visitors can see where the mission's original priests lived. They can also see the Serra Chapel, the industrial area, the soldiers' barracks, the cemetery and The Great Stone Church, also known as the "American Acropolis."
• For more information on art exhibits and "Discovery Lectures" held throughout the calendar months, visit www.missionsjc.com or call the Visitor Center at (949) 493-4700.
• Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum offers a look at California's multi-cultural history. Exhibits display Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage.
• The museum has a wide range of activities for visitors such as guided tours, art exhibitions, a Discovery Lecture series, mass services and banquet rooms where private parties can be held. In addition, the mission is surrounded by 10 acres of gardens.
• Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors over 60, $4 for children ages 4 to 11 and free for children 3 and younger. Proceeds go to funding the preservation of the mission.
• On the tour, visitors can see where the mission's original priests lived. They can also see the Serra Chapel, the industrial area, the soldiers' barracks, the cemetery and The Great Stone Church, also known as the "American Acropolis."
• For more information on art exhibits and "Discovery Lectures" held throughout the calendar months, visit www.missionsjc.com or call the Visitor Center at (949) 493-4700.