Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
to James Polk Johnson, a town settler back in the late 1800s. The fact that James John-
son's grandson went on to become the 36th president of the United States was just pure
luck.
Sights
Johnson's Boyhood Home
(100 E Ladybird Lane; tours every half hour 9am-11:30 & 1:00-4:30pm) Lyndon B Johnson him-
self had this house restored for posterity. Park rangers from the Visitor Center (8:45am-5pm daily;
Ladybird Lane & Ave G) , where you can also find local information and exhibits on the former
President and First Lady, offer free guided tours every half hour that meet on the front
porch. On the surface, it's just an old Texas house, but it's fascinating when you think
about the boy who grew up there.
HISTORIC BUILDING
LBJ Ranch
( www.nps.gov/lyjo ; Hwy 290; house tour $3; 9am-5:30pm, house tours 10am-4:30pm) Fourteen miles to the
west is the LBJ Ranch, now part of the Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park. Stop
by the Visitor Center to get your free park permit, map and CD audio tour; admission is
only charged if you opt to take the half-hour tour of the Johnson home.
The park is a beautiful piece of Texas land where LBJ was born, lived and died. It in-
cludes the Johnson birthplace, the one-room schoolhouse he briefly attended and a neigh-
boring farm that now serves as a living history museum. The centerpiece of the park is the
ranch house where LBJ and Lady Bird lived and where he spent so much time during his
presidency that it became known as the 'Texas White House.'
You can also see the airfield that he and other foreign dignitaries flew into, the private
jet he used as president and the Johnson family cemetery, where LBJ and Lady Bird are
both buried under sprawling oak trees.
HISTORIC SITE
Sleeping & Eating
There aren't many hotels or motels in the area although a few B&Bs do a solid business.
Chantilly Lace Country Inn
B&B $$
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