Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park — Attraction in Johnson City

One of my favorite historical parks I’ve ever visited. Even though it’s summer there’s still plenty of wildflowers blooming to take pictures of. The ladies at the visitor center were extremely helpful with directions as the park as a whole has three distinct areas. The first and second area are the wildflower areas that connects to a small homestead where volunteers work just like they would have during that time period with some livestock on site like cows, turkeys, chickens, and lambs. Further down the road you can view the small buffalo herd however they roam the large area so you may not get a great view. The workers at the visitor center will give you directions to Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch which is about a mile and a half down the road. It has a path you can drive through and see more wildflowers and livestock as well as the graveyard where his family is buried and some historic homes important to his history. The Texas White House is closed for renovations until 2025 which was disappointing because I was hoping the jet would still be accessible during construction but it is unfortunately closed with that part of the property however it is still...

As others have noted: to get to the actual visitor center, you have to drive the mandatory one-way path through fallow fields (which were part of the landing airstrip). You'll spend about 15 minutes driving and seeing pretty much nothing. Then, you'll arrive at the visitor center and airplane hangar.

The visitor center is mildly interesting and you can knock out a self-guided tour in about 15 minutes. I didn't take the guided tour with the ranger so that may be more interesting. The interior of the airplane/personal jet is blocked off so the closest you get is the top of the walkway stairs. Luckily, if you string together a trip to Fredericksburg and other points in the Hill Country, the day can be still worthwhile.

As a native Texan, LBJ wasn't a big part of my personal history since he was before my time. The George H.W. Bush museum in College Station was more interesting to me. And, I haven't yet checked out Bush the younger's museum in Dallas. So, there's a limited group to...

This park is huge and offers so much to be seen and learned about. The staff at the visitor center was very helpful and friendly. They gave us a map and clear directions around the park. It is free to go every where besides the house itself. The park had a farm that had workers who lived like they did in the 1900s. They where able to tell us in detail what a normal day would be like and show us how they processed the food. They even had animals running around inside of the large fenced in area. The sheep where very relaxed and let people pet them. The chickens and turkeys did not let people get close though. The bisons where in a field to far away to see up close and it was pretty disappointing. But driving to the hanger we got to see many cows. The hanger is full of history and has many different ways to learn about it. We did not go to the house because of maintenance issues. It was amazing to be able to experience so much for free and to see the history if one of...