Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in San Juan Capistrano

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in San Juan Capistrano. This list contains 5 places from Historical landmark category.

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Dana Point Lantern District Sign image
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Dana Point Lantern District Sign
Historical landmark
5.00 (12 reviews) (~5.67 km from centre)
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Dana Point Arches
Historical landmark
👍👍 It’s not just beautiful to see and enjoy! It has history to learn. Very interesting story about the mission’s epoch and their survival. It’s behind the Inn.
4.80 (117 reviews) (~5.52 km from centre)
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Pirate Tower
Historical landmark
👍👍 You have to park off. Be careful not to step on the green alge. It's very slippery if you step on it. Safety 1st, so make sure you walk on the leveled rocks. Great photo ops when you arrive at the castle. Park as close to the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway (or South Coast Highway on street si...
4.70 (123 reviews) (~9.69 km from centre)
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Aliso Viejo Ranch
Wedding venue
👍 It’s a beautiful ranch particularly for wedding events. However, what’s misleading from the social media photos is that the whole area with the huge red barn, the white barn and whatnot doesn’t belong to the renewable farm. It apparently belongs to the city of Aliso Viejo, and when you have an eve...
4.70 (123 reviews) (~10 km from centre)
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Ortega's Capistrano Trading Post
Native american goods store
🫤 While I did find some stuff by indigenous/native Americans, this place is full of stuff made in India, Pakistan, and other very not native-american that is marked to look like it's actually hand crafted by the first inhabitants of this land. See my photos. Very deceptive. I was all ready to contrib...
4.50 (47 reviews) (~0.05 km from centre)
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