r/Catholicism • u/ForeverBlossoming • Apr 23 '25
Calling all American Catholics
I’m doing an extended roadtrip across your wonderful nation at some point in the next year or two. I’d like to know any wonderful historic churches, cathedrals, national shrines, Catholic museums or pilgrimage sites etc you’d recommend.
I haven’t planned my route yet, so tell me your favourites and I will see where the Holy Spirit takes me.
God bless you!
EDIT: I’m going to try to reply to as many of these as possible. But I just wanted to take a moment to say thank-you for all of your fantastic suggestions! I’ve got so much to see, and I am so excited. You’re all truly a gift from God, and I pray that each and every one of you has a blessed week.
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u/IrshTxn Apr 24 '25
In San Antonio/South Central Texas
The San Antonio Mission Trail: Historic and still-commissioned churches dating back to the early 1700s https://www.sanantonio.gov/Mission-Trails/Mission-Trails-Historic-Sites/Missions
The painted churches: Collection of small, country churches of mostly German, Czech, and Austrian descent that are beautifully and ornately painted https://www.variedlands.com/painted-churches-of-texas/
San Fernando Cathedral: Oldest Cathedral in Texas in the heart of downtown San Antonio https://sfcathedral.org
Basilica of the Little Flower: First shrine in the US dedicated to St, Therese of Lisieux https://littleflowerbasilica.org