The Grotto is graced with many beautiful buildings and amenities...

The first one notices is the Pangborn Memorial Carillon, donated by Thomas Pangborn of Hagerstown, MD.  This structure is 120 feet in height, and the Blessed Mother’s statue on top is bronze covered with gold leaf. Lights illuminate it at night, and it can be seen for miles around St. Joseph’s Valley below.

All places in the Grotto are wheelchair accessible, except the steps immediately before Corpus Christi Chapel and the lane leading to The Calvary Setting statue by the Grotto Cave.

St. Mary’s Chapel on the Hill is the main chapel of the Grotto. It seats 450 people. Known affectionately as the “Glass Chapel,” it offers vistas of the valley below and mountainside around it.

Corpus Christi Chapel is the third chapel to stand on the blessed spot where Fr. DuBois originally began the Grotto by placing a cross in a large tree there. Constructed around 1908, its stone structure is a sturdy reminder of 200 years of faith, hope and love at the Grotto. The Holy Eucharist is kept here for devotion and prayer.

The Grotto Cave is the center of the Grotto. Located here are the beautiful statue of our Lady of Lourdes, hundreds of small and larger devotional candles, the Grotto stream, St. Bernadette’s statue and benches for reflection and peaceful repose.

Parking and Rest Rooms:  The Grotto has two paved parking lots for cars and buses, with more than 240 spaces. Restrooms and a water fountain are located beside the Glass Chapel.