  I present an overview of recent lattice QCD results on hadron spectroscopy
and matrix elements. Case studies include light quark spectroscopy, the
determination of $\alpha_s$ from heavy quark spectroscopy, the D-meson decay
constant, a calculation of the Isgur-Wise function, and some examples of the
(lack of) effect of sea quarks on matrix elements. The review is intended for
the non-expert. Talk presented at the 1993 Slac Summer Institute
