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Temple

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

[edit] Get in

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

  • Czech Heritage Museum, 520 N. Main, 254 773 1575, [1]. Focuses on Czech immigration and culture contributions to the multi-ethnic mix of the state.
  • Historic town square

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • 2nd Street Emporium, 8 S 2nd St, 254 770 0088.
  • Aunt Minnie's Antiques, 504 N 3rd St, 254 778 6010.
  • Fern's Antiques, 108 N Main St, 254 899 9866.
  • Hart's Antiques, 3 S 2nd St, 254 771 3380.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Casa Ole Restaurant & Cantina, 3111 S 31st St # 3049 (in Temple Mall), 254 778 5399. Good Tex-Mex place well known for its chips and salsa.
  • Cheeves Brothers Steak House, 14 E Avenue A, 254 742 2300, [2]]. Good local steakhouse. Try the tenderloin and the Caesar salad.
  • Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 2501 Airport Rd., 254 778 4434, [3]. Features a better-than-average buffet.
  • Pignetti's Italian Restaurant, 14 S 2nd St, 254 778 1269, [4]. Great Italian fare in a romantic atmosphere. Reservations accepted.

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • Duck Tavern, 12 S 2nd St, 254 770 0502, [5]. Upscale lounge bar with pool and a selection of cigars.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Hilton Garden Inn Temple, 1749 Scott Boulevard, 254 773 0200. High speed internet, jacuzzi, pool, and a restaurant on premises.
  • Quality Inn Temple, 1610 W Nugent Ave, 254 770 1100. Free internet and a decent breakfast.
  • Fairfield Inn, 1402 SW H K Dodgen Loop, 254 771 3030. Basic accommodations with free internet.
  • La Quinta Inn & Suites Belton Texas Hotel, 229 West Loop 121, Belton, Texas 76513, 254-939-2772 - lq6000gm@laquinta.com, [6]. La Quinta Inn & Suites is a Temple, Texas hotel offering pet and family friendly rooms, business amenities, meeting facilities, swimming pool and hot tub, free breakfast, and a Temple, TX location  edit

[edit] Get out

  • 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.

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