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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

National Historical Park

Texas

Free entry

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Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Each mission in the park is a center of community and has been since the early 1700s. They changed life in this region, introducing new technologies while enforcing new cultural guidelines. As you visit, reflect on change, culture, power, and how people have used the land.

Activities

Arts and CultureBikingGuided ToursHikingJunior Ranger ProgramMuseum ExhibitsPark FilmShoppingWildlife WatchingSelf-Guided Tours - Walking

Topics

AnimalsArcheologyArchitecture and BuildingArtsClimate ChangeColonization and SettlementDamsFarming and AgricultureHispanic American HeritageLatino American Heritage

No entrance fee.

Hours

Park grounds are open sunrise to sunset. Mission San José is open 9am-5pm. Our park store located in the Visitor Center is open daily 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. Park grounds are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

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Things to do

Hike & Bike Along the River

Watch the Park Film at the Visitor Center

Junior Ranger Program

Explore the Missions of San Antonio

Visitor centers

Visitor Center at Mission San José

Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.

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