Mission Espiritu Santo — Attraction in Texas

My favorite part of this location was the work house, just outside the chapel. Excellent condition and to the period, still. Great tour by a state park ranger. There is a side nature trail that goes along the river where you can see the kilns that were used to fire rock that was used in building the facilities. On this trail there are a few very nice bridges that go over a ravine that must have at one time been the flow of the San Antonio River. However it is now shifted from there. One of the most interesting points of this is that you can see at one point the San Antonio River was much wider and much higher than it is today. It may have been as wide as 20 or thirty feet and two or three times wider than it is today. Note to the State: If maintenance is not done on these river beds and by ways then how will they make it...

Visited Mission Espiritu Santo in July during my Texas History roadtrip. Was a cool experience getting to walk through the mission and see the grounds. I don't have pictures available from inside the museum but there was alot of great information and I believe they are adding to the collections. Getting to wear the chain mail and helmet was awesome and drastically cooled me down from the 100 degree weather.

If you are visiting Goliad I would recommend adding this Mission to your list of...

Very well-maintained historical Spanish mission (it had fallen into ruins but was rebuilt in the 1930s by the CCC). They do not hold church services here so it is okay to visit on a Sunday morning. The park ranger (I didn't catch her name) was very knowledgeable and seemed excited to share her wealth of information with us. Much less crowded than the San Antonio missions; it's not hard to get great photos. There is also a short (1/3 mile) nature trail just opposite the main entry...