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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission Concepcion

August 28, 2026

The NPS Entrance sign for Mission Conception Area of San Antonio Missions with the Church behind it.

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.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission San Jose

August 26, 2026

Front view of the Church with a bell tower on one side.

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.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission Espada

August 25, 2026

Entrance Sign in Front of a Mission Wall

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.
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San Antonio Missions NHP - Mission San Juan

August 24, 2026

San Antonio Missions NHP, Mission San Juan, Entrance Sign

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.
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The Alamo

August 19, 2026

The Alamo - Inside

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.
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Lyndon B Johnson NHP - LBJ Ranch

August 13, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson Birthplace House

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.
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Lyndon B Johnson State Park

August 8, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson SP, Texas - Sauer-Beckmann Living Farm - Cows

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.
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LBJ National Historical Park: Johnson Settlement

August 4, 2026

Lyndon B Johnson NHP - Boyhood Home

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.
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Big Thicket - Pitcher Plants

February 18, 2026

Pitcher Plant Closeup

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.
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Big Thicket - Turkey Creek Hike

February 14, 2026

Wetlands

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.
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Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas

February 9, 2026

Big Thicket National Preserve Video

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.
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