Key West, Florida: Hurricane Deflector Grotto
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Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
- Address:
- 1010 Windsor Ln, Key West, FL
- Directions:
- Windsor Ln and Truman Ave. Between the Basilica and the Adoration Chapel.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, built in 1922 by Sister Louis Gabriel to ward off the "full brunt of a hurricane" (she'd been through three bad ones). The Rosary Path resembles a giant loop of rosary beads with a dangling cross.
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The grotto is a small area behind the church, reached by walking the Rosary Path.
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