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