Nearby Attractions
Plan a full-day pilgrimage or a weekend getaway!
While there is much to see and do here, we are also a short drive away from such attractions as Gettysburg's battlefield; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and Antietam.
Places to Visit (other than us!)
Within 10 miles:
- National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, next door to Seton Heritage Ministries
- Mount St. Mary's University, 3 miles
- National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, 3 miles
- Liberty Mountain Resort, 4 miles
- Gettysburg Battlefield and Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 10 miles
- Journey through Hallowed Ground, begins in Gettysburg and ends in Charlottesville, VA
Within 25 miles:
- Frederick Tourism, 24 miles
Within 55 miles:
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, 44 miles
- Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City, Maryland, 50 miles
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, Baltimore, Maryland, 53 miles
- Mother Seton House and St. Mary’s Spiritual Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 54 miles
Within 70 miles:
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., 69 miles
- John Paul II Center, Washington, D.C., 69 miles
- Franciscan Monastery, Washington, D.C., 69 miles
Places to Stay
- Sleep Inn in Emmitsburg, less than 1 mile
- Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 10 miles
- Frederick Tourism, 24 miles
Places to Eat
- Carriage House, across the street
- Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 10 miles
- Frederick Tourism, 24 miles
Visitor Center & Basilica Hours
10:00 am - 4:30 pm every day
Tour Times
Historic Houses & Grounds: Tuesday - Sunday on the hour, 10 am to 3pm
Civil War: Fridays and Saturdays at 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm
Mass & Confessions
1:30 Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Confessions heard after each Mass.





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