
The Church with the Entrance Sign
Mission Concepcion is the furthest north mission in San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. The stone church took 15 years to build and was dedicated in 1755.
The Church
The Queen of the Missions, Mission San Jose, is the largest of the four 18th Century Spanish missions making up the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park.
Area Entrance Sign
Mission Espada is the furthest south of the four Spanish missions in San Antonio Missions NHP. The inside takes you back to the 1700s when this area was controlled by Spain.
Entrance Sign with the Church
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park is a set of four 18th century missions south of the Alamo. Mission San Juan features a historic church, courtyard and trails.
Inside the Alamo
Originally the Mission San Antonio de Valero from 1724 to 1793, by the 1836 The Alamo was a military fort occupied by the Texans in the Texas Revolution.
President Johnson's Reconstructed Birthplace
The LBJ Ranch is the largest part of Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Park. It includes his birthplace, schoolhouse, show barn and the Texas White House.
Cows at Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm
The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at Lyndon B Johnson State Park is an interesting place to visit while picking up the driving permit for LBJ ranch.
President Lyndon B Johnson Boyhood Home
A visit to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park starts in Johnson City at the visitor center, followed President Johnson's Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement.
Pitcher Plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket National Preserve has a few areas with them.
Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, north of Beaumont, Texas, has trails that take you by creeks and wetlands. This hike goes through them and up into a pine forest.Big Thicket National Preserve - Thumbnail
Hiking video of two hikes in Big Thicket National Preserve north of Beaumont Texas. Creeks, pine forests, cypress swamps, pitcher plants - there was lots to see.©2022 - 2026 Mountain Adventures LLC all rights reserved (Designed by On the Grid Web Design LLC)