
Original title
California's Missions
Released
12/8/2000
Origin country
US
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
10
Huell Howser and cameraman Luis Fuerte set out on a quest to visit all 21 missions that run much of the length of present-day California. The miniseries features three missions in each thirty-minute episode, which aired on all 13 PBS affiliates throughout California for seven consecutive weeks.

Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan Capistrano 2000
Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Gabriel de Arcangel San Fernando Rey de Espana San Buenaventura
Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: Santa Barbara Santa Ines La Purisima Concepcion
Huell visits these Missions in this episode: San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Miguel Arcangel San Antonio de Padua
Huell visits these Missions in this episode: Soledad San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo San Juan Bautista
Huell visits these Missions in this episode: Santa Cruz Santa Clara de Asis San Jose
Huell visits these Missions in this episode: San Francisco de Asis San Rafael Arcangel San Francisco Solano

Huell visits this Mission in this episode: San Antonio de Pala Located on the Pala Indian Reservation

Huell visits the gardens of Mission La Purisima Concepcion in this episode.

Over the years countless artists have depicted the California Missions in drawings, paintings, etchings and photographs. Huell visits the Huntington Library, which has one of the largest collections of Mission art in the world. We'll also visit Luis Tur, who has made 19 of the 21 Mission models using nothing but pieces of junk.
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