By Marilyn Jones
Alabama Living
We hear about many travel destinations from friends and family. Such was the case for me when I heard about Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman. A friend suggested I visit the site. He described miniature buildings created by a monk mostly in the first half of the 20th century.
About an hour north of Birmingham, the attraction is in a former quarry at St. Bernard Abbey, the only Benedictine monastery of men in the state.
After paying a nominal admission fee, I start my tour by walking along a wide sidewalk down into the grotto.
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