Prep for Your Cullman Visit

Cullman is easy to miss if you're breezing through Alabama on the interstate. Slow down and you won’t regret making at stop at this small Southern city, which is worth discovering for its heritage alone. Founded and settled by Bavarian immigrants in 1873, the settlement was known as "the German colony of north Alabama" in its early days. A monastery—Saint Bernard's Abbey—was established and is still home to an order of Benedictine monks. The abbey is home to one of Alabama's more famous tourist sites, Ave Maria Grotto, but there's more to the Cullman area, so stop to see what you can discover in this small Alabama town.