San Juan Capistrano is a lovely Orange County city originally constructed around the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano, home to some of Orange County's most architecturally-varied buildings, including 18th-century adobe buildings. The city is famed for its annual cliff swallow migrations, which travel from Argentina to the city's mission each year around St. Joseph's Day in March. The annual Swallows' Day Parade celebrates the birds' arrival, known as the longest-running non-motorized parade in the western United States. Visitors can tour the town's historic Spanish mission sites or explore unique family-friendly attractions such as the ZOOMARS Petting Zoo, which is home to cows, sheep, pigs, emu, bunnies, and goats. Other San Juan Capistrano attractions include the 8,000-acre Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, the historic home O'Neill Museum, and the 1794 Montanez Adobe.

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