Ventura’s Spanish-colonial roots go back to this 1782 mission, the last to be founded by Junípero Serra. A stroll around the mellow parish church leads you through a garden courtyard and a small museum, past statues of saints, centuries-old religious paintings and unusual, unique wooden bells.
Mission San Buenaventura
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