Temple

Temple is a city in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas.

Get in

• I-35 between Waco and Austin
• US 190 east of Killeen

Amtrak serves Temple with its once-daily Texas Eagle service. The train runs between Chicago and San Antonio, continuing to Los Angeles three times per week. 🌍 Temple station is located at 315 W Avenue B.

Get around

By bus

Central Texas HOP is the local bus service.

See

• 🌍 Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, 119 W French Ave, ☎ [phone]. Focuses on Czech immigration and culture contributions to the multi-ethnic mix of the state. (updated Apr 2017)
• Historic town square. 

Do

• Belton Lake - {6 mi (9.7 km) west of town. Fishing, swimming, water skiing
• Temple High School Athletics- Friday night football

Buy

• 2nd Street Emporium, 8 S 2nd St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Aunt Minnie's Antiques, 504 N 3rd St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Fern's Antiques, 108 N Main St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hart's Antiques, 3 S 2nd St, ☎ [phone]. 

Eat

• 🌍 Casa Ole Restaurant & Cantina, 3111 S 31st St # 3049 (In Temple Mall), ☎ [phone]. Good Tex-Mex place well known for its chips and salsa. (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Cheeves Brothers Steak House, 14 E Avenue A, ☎ [phone]. Good local steakhouse. Try the tenderloin and the Caesar salad. (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 2501 Airport Rd, ☎ [phone]. Features a better-than-average buffet. (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Pignetti's Italian Restaurant, 14 S 2nd St, ☎ [phone]. Great Italian fare in a romantic atmosphere. Reservations accepted. (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Mee Mee's Thai, 2807 W Adams Ave Temple, Texas 76504, ☎ [phone]. 11AM-8:30PM. Unassuming, family-run eatery offering a wide selection of familiar Thai dishes in a mellow setting. Has a full bar. (updated Dec 2017)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Hilton Garden Inn Temple, 1749 Scott Blvd, ☎ [phone]. High speed internet, jacuzzi, pool, and a restaurant on premises. 
• Quality Inn Temple, 1610 W Nugent Ave, ☎ [phone]. Free internet and a decent breakfast. 
• Country Inn and Suites by Carlson, 1414 SW HK Dodgen Loop, ☎ [phone]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Free high-speed wireless internet, indoor heated pool, hot tub, free daily hot breakfast buffet, fitness center, and guest laundry. (updated Sep 2016)
• Fairfield Inn, 1402 SW H K Dodgen Loop, ☎ [phone]. Basic accommodations with free internet. 
• 🌍 La Quinta Inn & Suites Belton Texas Hotel, 229 West Loop 121, Belton, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. La Quinta Inn & Suites offers pet and family friendly rooms, business amenities, meeting facilities, swimming pool and hot tub, and free breakfast. 
• America's Best Value Inn (ABVI), 915 north general bruce Dr, ☎ [phone]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. Free high speed wireless internet access in all rooms and lobby area, free continental breakfast, all rooms are interior corridors, pet friendly, Kids under 12 stay free, expanded cable TV with over 80 channels including HBO, complimentary coffee brewed fresh daily. $35-$65. 

Go next

• Lake Belton is just west of town.
• Miller Springs Natural Area, FM 2305 (off Texas Highway 36 north of town). The park is comprised of a wetland area created by the overflow of Lake Belton in 1992 and some areas of restored Blackland Prairie, including a mile-long handicap accessible boardwalk. Popular for hiking and nature photography.

Routes through Temple

Dallas ← Fort Worth ←	NE  SW	→ Austin → San Antonio
Dallas/Fort Worth ← Waco ←	N  S	→ Georgetown → Austin
El Paso ← Harker Heights ←	W  E	→ Cameron → Bryan-College Station
Abilene ← Cross Plains ←	N  S	→ Cameron → Sealy