U.S. News Insider Tip: Beneath the parish, there's a secret crypt that houses the burial places of Mexican independence fighters, alongside former president Anastasio Bustamente. You can't normally ...

SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (CN) — In a small dirt graveyard next to the old mission, two shovels and a bow rake lean against the sacristy wall. There are a few weathered tombstones sprinkled throughout the ...

Historians say this is the only California mission with its original interior paint --boldly colorful designs that were probably applied before 1821 by Native Americans. The designs survived a 2003 ...

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Step inside and look closely at these walls and ceilings. Historians say this is the only California mission with its original interior paint — boldly colorful designs that were probably applied ...

The adobe Mission San Miguel Arcangel is the oldest and most important thing in this little agricultural town, 190 miles south of San Francisco. From the outside, the boxy mission church looks fairly ...

This story is part of The 47: Historias along a bus route, a collaboration between WHYY’s PlanPhilly, Emma Restrepo and Jane M. Von Bergen. This article is written in English. To read this article in ...

The Neo-Gothic church Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, whose dramatic pink towers rise above the main plaza, El Jardín. This year, more than 715,000 readers submitted responses, rating their travel ...