Grotto (disambiguation)
A grotto is a cave with cultural significance, or a garden feature imitating it.
Grotto may also mean:
- A synonym for a small cave or a chamber within a cave
- A traditional restaurant in Italian-speaking Switzerland (called this because originally they were caves designed to store food)
Grotto may also refer to:
Geography
- Grotto, Washington, a small unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States
- The Grotto, Victoria, a geological formation and tourist attraction near Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia
- Grotten (English: The Grotto), an honorary residence in Oslo, Norway, provided by the Norwegian King
- "The Grotto", a popular natural cavern in Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada
Arts, entertainment, and media
- The Grotto (album), a 2003 album by Kristin Hersh
Organizations
- Grotto (National Speleological Society), a member-club of the U.S. National Speleological Society
- The Grotto, a Catholic sanctuary in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- The Grotto, a colloquialism for the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, an order appendant to Freemasonry
Other uses
- Christmas grotto, a retail centre live event
- Santa's Grotto, a traditional retail store Christmas attraction
- Grotta-Pelos culture, a phase of Cycladic civilization
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