Ave Maria Grotto
Ave Maria Grotto, in Cullman, Alabama, United States, is a landscaped, 4-acre park in an old quarry on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey, providing a garden setting for 125 miniature reproductions of some of the most famous religious structures of the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Bernard Preparatory School and Cullman High School.
St. Bernard Preparatory School
School
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St. Bernard Preparatory School is a private Roman Catholic day school and boarding school in Cullman, Alabama. It is run independently of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama by the Benedictine monks of St. Bernard Abbey, located on the same campus. St. Bernard Preparatory School is situated 750 feet east of Ave Maria Grotto.
Cullman High School
School
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Cullman High School is the only public high school in the city of Cullman, Alabama as well as the largest high school in Cullman County, Alabama. The school is classified as a 6A school and belongs to the Cullman City School District. Cullman High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ave Maria Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullman and Berlin.
Cullman
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Cullman is the largest city and county seat of Cullman County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,213, with an estimated population of 20,239 in 2024.
Berlin
Village
Berlin is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. The population was 476 at the 2020 census. It is located roughly five miles east of the city of Cullman in northern Alabama. Berlin is situated 4½ miles east of Ave Maria Grotto.
Good Hope
Village
Good Hope is a city in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 2,264. It incorporated in April 1962. Good Hope is situated 5 miles southwest of Ave Maria Grotto.
Ave Maria Grotto
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Cullman, Alabama, landscaped park
- Categories: historic district and tourism
- Location: Cullman, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.17474° or 34° 10′ 29″ northLongitude
-86.81665° or 86° 48′ 60″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
866M55FM+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1268031049OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Ave Maria Grotto” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ave Maria Grotto”
- Spanish: “Ave Maria Grotto”
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