San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
One of the places I’ve had the pleasure of visiting twice is San Antonio, and specifically the Missions National Historical Park, which consists of five buildings, including the Alamo, the formal name of which is San Antonio de Valero, built in 1715. The other four missions are Concepción, San José, San Juan, and Espada. Mission Concepción was built in the mid 1700s and looks essentially like it did back then, except that the colorful exterior tiles have faded. I do remember that there are several frescos inside the building which are still quite visible and vibrant, along with a beautiful domed roof and a small clerestory windows at the bottom of the dome. Mission San José was founded in 1720 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús, and it became a major social center. It is the largest of the missions and has a beautiful arched walkway with buttresses leading to the main building. This is an impressive structure with beautiful carved details around the doorway and lovely wrought iron g