Mission San Diego de Alcalá

The first of the Spanish California missions, founded in 1769 by Junipero Serra for the purposes of converting the native peoples who lived in the area at the time. In its long history, the mission has been the site of the first Christian burial and the first execution in California, saw bloodshed between the Spanish settlers and native peoples, and served as an armory in the years following U.S. annexation of California before being restored to an active church in 1941. Today, Mission San Diego is an active Catholic parish and a museum dedicated to the history of the mission. Tour the site, with its gardens, museum, and the original chapel.

• museum
• outdoors
• history
• family

Address

10818 San Diego Mission Rd

Getting there

public transit: San Diego Trolley to Mission San Diego station

Hours

Daily 9AM-4:30PM

Price

$3 adults, $2 seniors, $1 children

Website

missionsandiego.org (opens in a new tab)