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 ...

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 ...

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 ...