Visit California's Oldest Standing Chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano
The 1782 Serra Chapel is California's oldest standing building, four minutes from the depot. No trains run on 7-8 November; go another weekend.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
4.8 (5,105)
Tue – Sun, 09:00 – 17:00
26801 Old Mission Road
The Serra Chapel, finished in 1782, is California's oldest standing building; its cherry-wood altar, covered in gold leaf, came from Barcelona. The Great Stone Church, begun in 1797, has been roofless since the 1812 earthquake; four bells hang in a wall outside. Adults 19 dollars, last tickets 4:45 PM.
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San Juan Capistrano Train Station
4.5 (104)
26701 Verdugo St
Trevor's at the Tracks, in the 1894 depot, serves from 11:00 AM and takes no reservations. Weekend trains leave Union Station at 10:50 AM and reach San Juan Capistrano at 12:15 PM; the last one back goes at 7:03 PM.
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