Mission San Luis Rey Museum Admission

Overview

Discover a fascinating chapter in California history during a visit to the Mission San Luis Rey. Founded in 1798, the mission is now a National Historic Landmark, and among the largest adobe structures in Southern California. This admission includes a self-guided tour to the museum and several other areas on mission property; explore at your leisure between 11am and 3:30pm daily.

City: Carlsbad

Fri 20 Sep

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Fri 20 Sep

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What's Included

Self-guided tour

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Oceanside
4050 Mission Ave.

• If you have questions call1-760-757-3651, ext. 115 and the Museum Desk attendant will assist you
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
• Bring your printed receipt to the Museum desk on the date of your tour
• Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Easter, and open half-day on Good Friday

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Some of the sites have uneven surfaces, which may be difficult for those with walking disabilities or using wheelchairs
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
All unvaccinated people must wear a face covering Masks are optional for fully vaccinated people

What To Expect

Mission San Luis Rey

Discover a fascinating chapter in California history during a visit to Mission San Luis Rey, located just north of the San Diego downtown. This admission, valid daily between 10am and 4:30pm, includes access to the on-site museum, mission grounds, and a self-guided tour, during which you can explore the National Historic Landmark at your own pace. Founded in 1798, Mission San Luis Rey was once known as “King of the Missions.” Among the largest and most prominent of the 21 Spanish missions located across California, it’s famous for its sprawling lavanderia archaeological site, as well as its sunken gardens, wooden dome and cupola, and other unique architectural features. In the museum, discover Native American, Spanish, and Mexican artifacts, and learn about the history of Spanish influence in California. Today, the mission doubles as a home to Franciscan friars and is a functioning retreat center; its church celebrates daily Mass at noon, which visitors are also welcome to attend.

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Mona619714

Aug 2020

we got caught in the covid 19 closing and had delay our visit to the museum. we had a wonderful visit during their brief reopening. they are now closed awaiting permission. very informative exhibits.

Gardengel-IoW

Mar 2020

It had a little cafe! More of that in a mo. Nice Mission, and we saw 15/21 this trip, Good museum with good lighting, some of them have been so dark. Largish church, quite simple . Good restored buildings a lot of which are now used as a retreat, which did restrict access to some of the grounds. It has the oldest pepper tree and nice garden area but you could only view it from behind the fence. Yes, it had a little coffee shop, fairly certain the only one that did. A few tables inside and a couple outside over looking the garden. Coffee served in paper cups though and limited snacks available, but was welcome non the less.

fietsen1

Mar 2020

I used to live in San Antonio, Texas where we have several missions. This is the first mission that I've ever been to in California and I would have to say that I was very impressed. First of all, it is very easy to get to and there is plenty of parking. The people who work the front desk were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. If memory serves, the gentleman who he spoke to was a volunteer. He was very enthusiastic. The actual building itself is not too big, but there is plenty to do inside. They have a number of artifacts with descriptions. I will say that the number of things they had inside was actually perfect. Sometimes, places can have too many things to read where you start to get a headache. This Mission actually had a good amount of material inside. Once you are done walking around looking at the artifacts, you should definitely go in to the main part of the church. It is absolutely beautiful. Then take a stroll through the cemetery. It was very peaceful. The air was also very fresh that day and the weather was great!