Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park - Facilities

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park by National Parks Service

Johnson City District

Open

Open All Year from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location

Johnson City, Texas

Available Facilities

The Visitor Center in Johnson City contains a permanent exhibit gallery that showcases Lyndon Johnson's life and accomplishments. It includes a world events timeline, a display depicting the highlights of LBJ's Great Society programs, and a tribute to Mrs. "Lady Bird" Johnson. Also offered are two video presentations, both 30 minutes in length. One is about the Johnson Administration, the other, about Mrs. Johnson's life and achievements. Johnson Settlement: Lyndon Johnson's grandfather and great-uncle established a cattle droving headquarters here in the 1860s. Their log cabin and subsequent barns, cooler house, and windmill are still here. There is also a modern exhibit center focusing on the cattle business, early Johnson family and settlement history, and Hill Country survival. A chuckwagon and longhorn cattle round out the "cowboy" atmosphere. Lyndon Johnson's Boyhood Home: The former president lived here from the age of five until his high school graduation in 1924. The home is furnished in the early to mid-1920s period and as such depicts a rural Texas lifestyle of 75 years ago.

LBJ Ranch

Open

Open All Year

Location

3 miles east of Stonewall, Texas on Highway 290

Available Facilities

Bus tours of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall are conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. After hours self-guided tours of a portion of the Ranch are available seven days a week from 5:00 p.m. until dusk. The LBJ Ranch House, known as the Texas White House, was the home of President Johnson and a center of political activity for more than 20 years. Today, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson resides here. The Reconstructed Birthplace was built by President Johnson in 1964 on the site where he was born in 1908. The Johnsons furnished the home with family memorabilia and used it as a guest cottage. Along with his ancestors, President Johnson was buried at the Johnson Family Cemetery. Lyndon Johnson first attended classes in the one-room Junction School House at the age of four. And as president, he signed into law the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the same one-room school. Registered Hereford cattle graze at the ranch and are displayed at the Show Barn.