National Shrine-Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

this site has a breathtaking basilica. inside we received an interesting description of the basilica and information about its construction and a short biography of ann seton’s life from the docent. there was also a gift shop and visitors center with museum style story boards about ann seton’s life. outside, the cemetary and other buildings were neat to look at, and you could go inside them if you took the 1 hour walking tour.
the tour and shrine are all free, but they do accept donations. if you are at all interested in ann seton, shrines, art, or places of worship don’t hesitate to stop here!

I came here with my family on our way back from the Hershey Factory. I was running out of things to show them (otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to Hershey).
My mom and their friend are super religious Catholics, so as we sped on down back to the DC area, I noticed a couple of signs for shrines in the area. This was reminiscent of what places I had to visit when I was younger.
We came in, and it was just like another church on a small college campus.
St. Elizabeth Seton was the first US Born saint. She’s done a lot for school children. There’s too much to say about her, but I’ll upload some of my pictures I have from the trip.
The visitor’s center was pretty nice, and they were friendly, but the place was a bit smaller than I expected. Don’t expect this to be some massive Gothic Cathedral in europe.
Here’s some more info from wikipedia: