Saturday's downtown excursion included an hour long tour of the Baltimore Basilica, officially known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Basilica was the first 
contructed in America after the adoption of the Constitution. During the last 200 years, visitors to the Basilica have included Pope John Paul II, Teresa of Calcutta, President Andrew Johnson, the Marquis de Lafayette and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
contructed in America after the adoption of the Constitution. During the last 200 years, visitors to the Basilica have included Pope John Paul II, Teresa of Calcutta, President Andrew Johnson, the Marquis de Lafayette and Ralph Waldo Emerson.