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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bexar County
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four 18th-century Spanish colonial missions along the San Antonio River and is Texas's only UNESCO World Heritage Site.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park includes four missions—Concepción, San José, San Juan, and Espada—along the San Antonio River south of downtown. Together with the Alamo, they were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 5, 2015. The National Park Service runs the park.
Franciscan missionaries built the missions in the early 1700s as Spain worked to expand and defend New Spain's northern frontier. The NPS and UNESCO describe them as the most complete and intact group of Spanish colonial mission complexes in the world. All four missions are still active Catholic parishes—living religious communities as well as historic sites.
Admission to the park is free. The missions sit several miles apart along the San Antonio River Mission Trail. You can explore by car, bicycle, or on foot. A visitor center is at Mission San José. Hours and access can vary, so check nps.gov/saan before you visit. The entire park is within Bexar County and San Antonio city limits.
Source to confirm: NPS – San Antonio Missions National Historical Park