Enjoy a free self-guided tour using the City's own Walking Tour Brochure. These beautiful maps, reproduced in Sunset Magazine, provide visitors a walking guide through San Juan Capistrano. The Los Rios District includes 31 historic structures which line both sides of Los Rios Street between Del Obispo and Mission Streets. The District comprises the oldest neighborhood in Orange County and includes three adobe homes built in 1794 for Mission families. Among other significant features of the District are the numerous single-wall board and batten homes erected circa 1887 to 1910.
Most homes are private residences.
However, some provide specialty retail, restaurant, and commercial services. This rustic but genteel wooden structure was one of the town's first homes and provides today's visitors with a charming glimpse of life one hundred years ago. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. Located at 31831 Los Rios Street. An interesting array of fossil displays, preserved specimens, and live reptiles are on view.