LBJ Boyhood Home, Johnson City
LBJ Boyhood Home
The wooden house where President Johnson spent his childhood, and the settlement his grandfather's generation founded. Both are in Johnson City, which is named after his family.
Johnson City lies about 50 km east of Fredericksburg and is another unit of the national historical park. Beside the visitor centre is the white wooden house where Johnson lived from age five until adulthood. Visits are led by a ranger. About a 15-minute walk away is the settlement founded by Johnson's grandfather and his brothers in the 1860s. It preserves small wooden cabins, a stone barn and a cattle pen, and you can see longhorn cattle. Admission is free. Johnson City also has wineries and restaurants, and it marks the eastern end of the Highway 290 wine country.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (LBJ Ranch)
- Wine Road 290 (Texas Hill Country)
- Willow City Loop
- Jenschke Orchards
- Luckenbach
- Wildseed Farms
- Fort Martin Scott
- Old Tunnel State Park