The bell tower design stands out as unique among California missions. Step inside to discover artwork brought from Spain in sailing ships long ago. The baptismal font, carved from a single stone, has ...

Creating and promoting new tourist destinations in Salinas and the region is the primary initiative of the Salinas Valley ...

The Mission San Juan Bautista anchors this community like a gentle giant, its adobe walls having witnessed nearly two centuries of California history. Founded in 1797, this mission represents one of ...

The trailer for a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which was simply dubbed the "BC Project" when scenes for it was filmed in the mission town of San Juan Bautista last year, has dropped. Called ...

The quaint SoCal town is filled with history, from the historic mission and an antique mall to a classic honky-tonk club and high-end doughnuts.

The swallows really do return to Mission San Juan Capistrano, once a year, traditionally on March 23, the Feast of St Joseph. Their migration from Argentina is the longest known of any migratory bird.

People wait for the Mission San Juan Capistrano Ringing of the Bell ceremony to begin on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The tradition celebrates the annual return of the swallows to Capistrano.

A production crew films outside the San Juan Bautista Plaza Hotel Feb. 26 for a major studio movie production that is under way in the historic downtown. Photo: Tarmo Hannula Crew members and security ...

Mickey Killian, who spent part of his youth at Mission San Juan, said his fourth great grandparents were at Mission San Jose in the 1770′s before moving to Mission Espada in1790.

California Missions Foundation secures matching funds for a project at Mission San Juan Bautista, too ...