Location: Johnson City
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Johnson City is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,656 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Blanco County.
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1. Pedernales Falls State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 551 reviews
A 5,212-acre park that offers six miles of river frontage for camping, horseback riding, hiking, and off road bicycling.
Reviewed By jrryager - Austin, United States
Here's the quick-and-dirty: 1. The namesake geologic feature is impressive. I was taken aback when we reached it, surprised by its magnitude. Take time to explore what you can, depending on the water levels. 2. The river is everything a Central Texas waterway should be: Cool and relatively shallow, providing an excellent opportunity to laze the day away. Be prepared to hike to it, though -- even the designated swimming area has a long stairway and trail leading to it. 3. The campgrounds are some of the nicest at a Texas state park, thanks to a revamp a few years ago. The sites have sheltered picnic tables and fire rings (buy wood from the camp host). The sites are near each other, but most of them are at least somewhat wooded so you still get a sense of seclusion and privacy. The bathrooms are well-lit and kept clean. 4. The facilities crew does a really good job keeping up the maintenance. Nothing seemed dirty or broken. 5. The sky out there is DARK. You can see the Milky Way on a clear night. That's hard to find less than an hour from a large city. 6. One final note: I hope you can appreciate being serenaded by the smooth howl from a chorus of coyotes. Their brays echo through the canyons, providing an eerie ambience during the dead of night.
2. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 683 reviews
Reviewed By elizarenn - Chattanooga, United States
Be sure to stop at the park office to get your free permit before you begin the driving tour of the ranch. They will also give you a map. The driving tour takes you through beautiful fields of cattle, past historic residences and the cemetery, all the way to the Texas White House, including the hangar and garages. There’s a parking area so you can get out and walk around the yard / look at the vehicles more closely. There are a couple of exhibits with pictures that are also of interest. The gift shop has local crafts and foods, some from the working farm a few hundred feet away. Lovely, historic drive!
3. Westcave Cellars Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By pegleg73 - Bulverde, United States
There were thirteen of us that toured the winery today. We’ve been to a lot of The so called Vineyards around Fredericksburg. This little family owned vineyard had nine acres of all different kinds of grapes. The owner Margaret was awesome in educating us on so many of the steps and hard work it takes to make a great glass of wine. The property is beautiful. You can bring a picnic lunch and sit in the shade while you enjoy a glass of wine. Well worth the $30 we each paid for this tour and tasting. Thank you Margaret! We will come again.
4. Exotic Resort Zoo, Inc.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 188 reviews
We are a privately-owned and operated safari park! During a day trip, you can enjoy a tractor-tram ride through our property with one of our unique tour guides. You’ll meet over 600 animals, 45 exotic species!! You can also pack a lunch to enjoy in our shaded picnic area, and hang out with our petting zoo and caged critters during business hours. Extend your stay by booking one of our Safari-Style Cabins. Situated in the middle of our safari park, you will have access to a resort pool, outdoor cooking and dining, a huge projection screen TV and pool table on the outdoor pavilion. There is also private access to a stocked catch-and-release pond, nightly bonfires and an outdoor playscape! You are absolutely guaranteed to have a unique and personal hands-on experience when you visit us with all your family and friends!
Reviewed By tcsiza
All the benefits of camping but with a kitchen, showers, and ANIMALS! The staff are all great, and you cannot beat the views! A must STAY for animal lovers!
5. Texas Hill Country Wineries
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
We invite you to discover what five million annual visitors already know: The Texas Hill Country Wineries are spectacular and fun! With more than 30 unique and visually stunning wineries scattered throughout the Hill Country, from Austin to Fredericksburg and Lampasas to New Braunfels, there’s someplace new to explore around every bend. Each place has its own personality, terroir and style of winemaking, yet all share a commitment to quality and a fervent passion for what they do. We invite newcomers and old friends alike to an award-winning wine experience only Texas can offer.
6. Texas White House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 219 reviews
Reviewed By michaelkV8097BQ
My wife and I went to Austin specifically to visit the LBJ Museum and then went 50 miles west on another day to visit his boyhood home and after visiting the boyhood home we went another 15 miles west to Stonewall Texas to visit the LBJ Ranch in Texas White House. That is a national park which is embedded in a Texas State Park. After turning off the road into the Texas state park and going to the visitor center you then have about a 20 to 30 minute drive on the internal roads of the farm before you get to the Texas White House. The area is still a working cattle ranch. While the interior of the Texas White House is closed for repairs, and that was disappointing, our tour of the external area was nonetheless very interesting. Ranger Jack, was very knowledgeable and informative, taking us around the house and explaining significant areas and how LBJ governed from there. There was also a visitor center which has some interesting exhibits and a 20 minute film about LBJ and Lady Bird's love of the Texas Hill country. Very worthwhile. From this area we drove another 15 miles west to the tourist town of Fredericksburg which is also reviewed separately.
7. Hahne Estates Winery
8. Ron Yates
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By ElaineL213 - Hamilton, United States
What a beautiful setting! Loved the wine and Michelle was so knowledgeable, Had a great time there, the best of all the wineries we visited on our Fredericksburg trip this weekend.
9. Texas Hills Vineyards
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 118 reviews
Texas Hills Vineyard is located in the gentle hills of the picturesque Pedernales River Valley in the Texas Hill Country near Johnson City. A perfect location for growing quality grapes, the intense Texas sun by day and the cooler hill country nights gives our grapes an intense and quality flavor, ideal for wines. Texas grown grapes for Texas Wines. We focus on organic growing and new world style process of making wine. Our tasting room is made from rammed pressed earth nestled into the hillside overlooking our gorgeous 19 year old, 25 acre vineyard. Come out, enjoy the wine and the view with our friendly tasting room staff.
Reviewed By 777harveyh - Houston, United States
We stopped after climbing Enchanted Rock in the morning. The winery had an excellent tasting that provides so much temptation to buy high quality wines. The staff was friendly and able to provide guidance based on our tastes. The patio was a relaxing place to eat sausage and cheese with a very good wine while listening to live music.
