I was glad that we took Dan Busse's advice and visited the other four missions, all located within ten miles of the Alamo. Ironically, the Alamo is the only mission that does not have a lot of land around it ; hotels are built right up next to it. The state of Texas should be ashamed of treating such a historically significant landmark in such a fashion. At least they provide 24 hour security patrols inside and outside of the walled compound.