On a mission in the Southwest

Whether you’re planning an actual road trip or just daydreaming at your desk, the National Park Service has dozens of fun travel itineraries to peruse.

Justreleased is the“Spanish Colonial Missions of the Southwest” tour taking inlocales inNew Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Itincorporates stops along some National Historic Trails, some within the National Park System, and other spotslisted on the National Register of Historic Places.

From the early 17th century,and 200 years on, religious mission...