STONEWALL CHAMBER of COMMERCE
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park includes historically significant properties associated with the life of President Johnson. The park includes two districts, one in Johnson City and another at the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. Together these districts document the origins, ancestry, and life of the 36th President of the United States.
LBJ State Park

LBJ National Historical Park

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A ten-minute walk from the Visitor Center is the Johnson Settlement, featuring restored 1800’s structures that provide a glimpse into Texas Hill Country history and the frontier heritage of President Johnson. An unstaffed exhibit center tells these stories with pictures and artifacts. The settlement is open daily for self-guided tours, relaxing strolls, or outdoor exercise from sunrise to sunset.

Also within walking distance is the Withers & Spaulding General Store at the corner of Nugent and Main Streets, where exhibits showcase the influence Johnson City had on the budding politician.

The famous LBJ Ranch is about 14 miles west of Johnson City. Visits to the ranch are by a self-guiding driving tour. Obtain a driving permit and narrative CD at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site Visitor Center at 199 State Park Road 52 near Stonewall. On your drive through the ranch you will see sites that help tell Lyndon Johnson’s story.


Lyndon B. Johnson
National Historical Park
First is the one-room Junction School that Lyndon attended at age four. A quarter of a mile away is the reconstructed LBJ Birthplace where he was born on August 27, 1908. Across the road lies the Johnson Family Cemetery, where generations of Johnsons are buried, including President and Lady Bird Johnson. Other structures on the tour include the home of Sam Ealy Johnson Sr., LBJ’s grandfather. At the Show Barn visit with the ranching staff, who manage day-to-day operations and care of the herd of registered Hereford cattle, descendants of LBJ’s original herd.

A visit to the LBJ Ranch isn’t complete without visiting the Texas White House, where the doormat at the front door reads: “All the World is Welcome Here.” Access to the house is by ranger-guided tours only; a fee is charged. Tour tickets are sold in the Hangar that now serves as an exhibit gallery and contact point.


The LBJ Ranch is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and tours of the Texas White House are given from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The LBJ Ranch is open daily except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Days.
Special events are presented in both districts throughout the year. Please visit the park website for more information at www/nps.gov/lyjo or call 830-868-7128, ext. 244.

In the Johnson City District visit the National Park Service visitor center, where you can obtain information about the park. A large exhibit gallery traces the life of our 36th president in photographs, video clips, and audio recordings, and two films are shown upon request: LBJ: the President and Lady Bird Johnson. A sales area offers educational materials. From the visitor center you can walk to Lyndon Johnson’s Boyhood Home, where lessons learned by the young Lyndon would influence his presidency. This original house was built in 1901 and is furnished as it was circa 1920, when young Lyndon was 13 years old. Free ranger-guided tours through the home are given on the hour and half-hour from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except during the noon hour. The Visitor Center at 100 E. Ladybird Lane is open daily from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Days.