A close-up view of a traditional adobe-style building with a wooden balcony.

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Chapel Grounds and Facilities

Explore the exterior spaces and visitor amenities around Loretto Chapel.

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The area immediately outside the chapel offers practical facilities and interesting architecture. You will find the gift shop, exterior photo opportunities, and public restrooms right next door.

Review these spots to organize your arrival and make sure you have everything you need before heading inside.

A vibrant sunset over a landscape featuring distant mountains and low vegetation.

Loretto Chapel Gift Shop

15 minutesFree entry

This shop offers local crafts, books about the staircase, and inspirational items. You can visit the shop without paying the $5 chapel admission fee. Use the separate entrance located on Old Santa Fe Trail.

A Day of the Dead statue stands on a balcony under a blue sky.

The Chapel Exterior

5-10 minutesAfternoon light is best

The building features 19th-century Gothic Revival stonework inspired by Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. It was completed in 1878. Late afternoon lighting provides the best conditions for photographing the stone facade.

A multi-tiered adobe structure glowing in the sunlight behind bare tree branches.

Inn and Spa at Loretto

15 minutesPublic restrooms located here

This adjacent hotel showcases classic Santa Fe adobe architecture. The Loretto Chapel does not have public bathrooms on site. Visitors must use the restrooms located in the lobby of this neighboring inn.