The mission wasn't a roller coaster ride, but it was extremely interesting. We wandered around for several hours. It is an old mission that was started in 1798.
They have a really cool collection of cactus out front. Some of them looked like something out of a science fiction movie. I didn't know that they had some that flowered in black. Not being from California, I was amazed at the size and variety of the plants there.
There is an area across the road where they used to do the laundry. If you want to slow the pace and just enjoy the grounds, this is the place. If you take kids, your pace through the mission will probably go much faster.