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Places in Waco

Coffee, cafés & 8,000 local spots in Waco

8,000 places in Waco: 858 places to eat and drink, 877 shops, 541 things to do and 130 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
8,000
56 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
858
6 per 1,000 residents
Shops
877
155 gifts · 49 antiques · 27 books
Things to do
541
161 outdoors · 88 arts · 144 landmarks
Places to stay
130
0.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Waco have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A coffee town78 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 159 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages88 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Breweries & tasting rooms10 breweries, wineries and distilleries among 89 places to drink.Antiques & vintage49 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.
The map

Where Waco gathers

471 of Waco’s 8,000 places sit within a five-minute walk of Austin Ave.

Austin Ave
471places in a five-minute walk of Austin Ave6% of Waco’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

858 places to eat & drink

586 restaurants, 159 cafés & treats, 89 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 159 cafés & treats →
Things to do

541 things to do

161 parks & outdoors, 148 fitness & sports, 144 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 88 arts & culture →
Shops

877 shops

167 home & hardware, 155 gifts & boutiques, 143 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 49 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

130 places to stay

102 hotels & inns, 28 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 102 hotels & inns →
Everyday

4,626 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 904Premier Family Dental · Central Texas Eye Clinic · Circle Drug PharmacyOffices & pros 789Diesel Power Supply Company · Equipment Depot · Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C.Auto & gas 466Circle K | Car Wash · Conoco · NTBBanks & insurance 466Bank Of America · Wells Fargo · Jackson Hewitt Tax ServiceHair & beauty 453Skin and Body Refinery · Champions Salon & Barber · moon nails and spaHome services 415Amy's Attic Self Storage · Patrick's Dry Clean Super Center · iPhone Doctor of WacoGroceries & convenience 1317-Eleven · 7-Eleven · 7-ElevenPets 43Dogtopia of Waco · Brazos Feed & Supply · u Do Dog WashOther services 959Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Bitstop Bitcoin ATM
Community

968 schools, churches & public places

Where Waco learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 339First Methodist Waco · Seventh & James Baptist Church · First Baptist Church of WacoSchools & childcare 266Provident Heights Elementary · This Little Piggy Academy · Crestview Elementary SchoolTown & public services 202Greyhound Bus · East Waco Library · Sunbright Paper RecyclingCommunity groups 161Ridgewood Country Club · The Tool Shed · Keep Waco Beautiful
Next door

Waco and its neighbors

Waco has the most places per resident of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Waco56China Spring47Woodway47McGregor46Hewitt30Robinson29Bellmead25Lacy-Lakeview13

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.