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    Bell County Museum

    4.7 (15 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 5:00 PM

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    Rain W.

    While checking out Bell county we decided to stop in this museum to check it out. It is on the smaller side but it's a fun little museum. There is an entire room dedicated to quilting and sewing. There's a small log cabin in this glass room that's pretty neat and the Carnegie Hall Library holds some nice displays too. It's not very big but you could spend half an hour here. Parking is a bit tight behind the museum but not impossible.

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    Brittany R.

    Free. Donations are appreciated, and after what we saw, I would encourage it. Surprisingly, they've done a great job with it for not charging. Very interactive. Great for little kids about 4+. Especially the cotton cards kids can play with. Lots of different exhibits and the main exhibit. Call ahead and check for explorer digs for kiddos and other events. Great place to cool off during the hot day. Lots of interesting info about Central Texas and American history. Definitely give it a chance if you happen to be in the area. Downtown Belton also has some great shopping, little privately owned shops, and some great mom and pop restaurants. What do you have to lose? Go check 'em out!

    Leah B.

    My boys went to camp at the museum for a week during summer and loved it! Everyday for four days it was a different theme like WW2 and steam just to name a few. They built mini robots, toured the museum and had a snack each day. They left with a couple new friends and more knowledge. They will definitely return next year!

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    Temple Children’s Museum

    Temple Children’s Museum

    3.6(7 reviews)
    7.8 mi

    Right away I will say we enjoyed it here more than in The thinkery! I am referring to a toddler…read more I think the set up and various stations are just perfect for safe and fun play time. For 1,5 hours we were able to go through entire place without any rush and issues. The fun part that register has scanning light and makes beeping noise. And they use reusable bags for shopping. Musical instruments are also available and they even have x-ray machine in doctors cabinet. 3 clean bathrooms on site and diaper changing room are available. My little one cried, she did not want to leave. I let her explore outside in outdoor kitchen. Toys are in a good condition and all is well organized and in order. Ticket cost is only $6 per person, makes it affordable to come as often as possible. Staff was very nice and helpful. I will definitely go back. For someone who gave only 1 star just for parking, I was able to park easily right in front of entrance on Wednesday afternoon. No problem. Even though plenty parking around the area. For someone who mentioned that staff was reminding to keep toys organized and in order, I was told only once when purchasing tickets and no reminders. Maybe because I was constantly behind kids and helping them to put everything back. Perfect time to teach them to clean up after themselves. If anything the mother who's kid was quite loud did not take any actions.

    We came here for a birthday party and had a lot of fun! I was surprised how much they had for a…read moresmaller town! Lots of different sections to pretend play (grocery, doctor, vet, camping, etc). My girls really enjoyed it.

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    Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center - Coker Brethren Church

    Czech Heritage Museum & Genealogy Center

    4.6(5 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    Finding this museum was a great surprise for us. We wanted to learn more about this area of the…read moreworld. It's an area of GREAT historic and cultural significance in the world. There are beautiful pieces of artwork , dolls, ceramics and etched glass. It reminds of treasured pieces that I seen in other museums, but never at on time and in one place. Make sure to see the short 9 minute video. Czech people are freedom lovers. Their struggle to get to the USA was intense. As many others coming from war torn areas or under communist regimes will agree, this country is unique and a place they cherish. They have many events, speakers and community programs. They also offer a low-cost membership to help support the museum and events.

    Learned a lot about the Czech culture, their struggles and persecutions during Communism. So many…read moreCzechs came to Texas- I didn't know this- for Freedom, Farming and their Families. The museum told a detailed story of their history, heroes and the curator, Ken, was very knowledgeable. His stories increased my understanding & I also understood that this is the story of every immigrant. Make sure to watch the short movie. I want to learn more, I bought "Talks with T.G. Masaryk" by Karel Capek in their gift shop. This museum and the group that supports it has many Speakers, and events. Quite a fantastic tour!

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    Amtrak

    Amtrak

    4.0(4 reviews)
    7.4 mi

    Went to san antonio on a budget. Aside from the party people getting on board and wanting everyone…read moreto wake up, the ride.... though long...was pleasant. I got repremanded by an employee because one of the drunks hit up on me and i declined their attention. I am not sure what was told to the employee, but i nearly got kicked off the train. The train cars were clean and there was snacks on board.

    The 51% =3 stars We started out on time and left Austin…read moreshortly after our 930 scheduled departure. Our trip up to Temple just to test the water to make sure that I would not get claustrophobic or motion sick was a huge success. We sat next to each other and loved the fact that we could both enjoy the scenery. We talked about how much fun it would be to take a scenic trip and our seats which were much larger and softer than airplane accommodations, I determined I likely would not get claustrophobic or motion sick. It was only a couple hour trip so we didn't do any exploring. I saw other people come and go and I know there were restrooms available downstairs. There was also an announcement from the dining car explaining that the passengers who had accommodation in their own sleeping quarters would also have first seating at lunch. When they were done the general public, (i.e.: coach class) could come down and eat as well. Evidently they also had snacks and food available at the time of the announcement as many people went ahead and got what smelled like a cooked meal along with snacks and beverages and brought them back to their seats. We really didn't know where to go or how to get to the dining car. It was all good -as I really had not planned on it anyway. Before we knew it we had passed through all the little towns including a couple of Amtrak stations and then reached our final destination of Temple Texas and their Amtrak station as the train then went on all the way to Chicago. The latter 49% of our train trial was really smeared. When we got to Temple we took a Lyft and had lunch in S Temple, and discovered there really wasn't much to do there other than shop. We came back to the station and wandered through the museum-which was really quite nice. In fact the entire Temple Amtrak Station was pleasant. Very clean and a nice attendant. (There was one food and beverage machine that was completely out of order.) The other soda machine worked - there were spotless restrooms and we did sit and wait a couple of hours in the air conditioning as it was quite hot outside as we waited for our 4:30 PM departure. Even though you're in a Station no one gives you any updates so until we went outside for the last half hour to await our train ....and I started looking up info on the app ...we did discover that it was running late. About 30 minutes. No big deal. Next time I looked it was over an hour delay. The next time an hour and a half and then after going back to the station to use the restroom and talking to the Amtrak person we found out that it was quite delayed and might be in by 7:30 PM. Indeed it did arrive about that time so that was a three hour delay and I consider that eXcessive even though I do understand it can't be controlled due to so many factors. I guess we left the station around 7:45 PM and it was predicted we would be in by about 9:45 PM. We showed our tickets and were instructed by one of the boarding people to get in the last car which we did. I have to admit I didn't even think about it I just followed instructions. When we opened the door to go in -we found seats in the very back of the train. The two ladies one sitting on the left side of the compartment & one sitting on the right continue chatting about the poor service, the filthy restrooms, the lack of attendants-especially for challenged people..... They were really very negative, & didn't have a nice thing to say. It discouraged me from trying to navigate to the restroom myself. Worse than that, I didn't realize that being in the last car would be very much like being on a roller coaster in the last car and we would be whipped around hither and yon. So between the movement and the smell it was a very unpleasant ride back with a delay about five minutes from the Austin station. We had to sit for 45 minutes waiting for three different trains to go by-evidently train travel with passengers is not a priority so other freight railroad carriers are able to stop the Amtrak trains to get their trains where they need to go. I was pretty discouraged by this but I haven't given up completely. Since this was essentially an experiment and I would say 51% of it was a success I will just end by saying to take the Amtrak train at your own risk. We would highly recommend getting a roomette or sleeping compartment of your own. I did let Amtrak know of my concerns.

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