San Juan Bautista
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Nestled between the Gabilan Mountains and Flint Hills, San Juan Bautista is known as "The City of History" with its rich cultural and historic resources. Rent a campervan to discover this charming city's old town appeal!
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Enjoy San Juan Bautista's rich California heritage at the perfect pace, one step at a time. This self-guided walking trail of historically significant sites will take you to some of the most important spots in town like California’s largest Spanish-era mission, nationally recognized State Historic Park, and Downtown National Historic District. As you walk through this historic city on your way to these destinations, talk about all that has gone into making it what is today.
The Mission overlooks a square grassy plaza on the edge of town where you can find historic wooden buildings from the 1800s. These include: The Plaza Hotel, settler’s cabin Mutsun Indian Burial Grounds, stable used to support stagecoach lines that ran through town and jail.
San Juan Bautista is a historic city with an abundance of culture and attractions. Visitors can experience the best parts of California history on one walking tour, which includes nearly 50 sites such as Jim Jack's cabin from the 1880s or take part in arts & crafts events like runs and car shows hosted by San Juan.
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The Mission San Juan Bautista is the largest and longest continually operating mission in California, as well as being where Alfred Hitchcock’s famous movie “Vertigo" was filmed.
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The Jim Jack cabin, built in the 1880s to house Chinese American railroad workers during their downtime between shifts and one of only a few remaining artifacts from this period, has recently been restored.
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The Mission San Juan Bautista was established in 1797. It is one of the many Spanish Missions that stretch from Mexico and California's coasts as a string.