The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Library houses forty-five million pages of historical documents which include the papers from the entire public career of LBJ. The museum features permanent, traveling, and special exhibits centered around the life and times of President Johnson.

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    (512) 721-0200

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    lbjlibrary.org

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    History Museum

Address

2313 Red River St (at E Dean Keeton St.) Austin , TX 78705 United States

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Christina

Loved the museum ! The LBJ phone recordings are a great addition and really give insight into the man he was. Definitely a must do if you want to learn more about him and his presidency!

Deebee

This museum used to be free but now charges a small fee. $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens. It was worth the price of the tickets to learn so much about our history.

Andrew C

One rotating exhibit near the entrance... then huge sections on overview of LBJ + more in-depth areas upstairs about his policies and impact!!! ~2 hours to explore the whole place, well worth it!!

Josh A

Must do stop for Austinites and highly recommend for tourists . Al about LBJ but usually some cool temporary exhibit . Don't be afraid to learn something!

C-SPAN

Check out the "Sixty from the '60s" exhibit to learn about 60 influential people from the 1960s including Bob Dylan and Barbara Streisand. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Read more

Pearson - Always Learning

One for the Political Science students out there. With 45 million pages of historical documents to scour, we're sure you'll be able to find the perfect source for your next essay.

Nadia Swan

This was an extraordinary library to visit. LBJ only made the mistake of Vietnam otherwise a very memorable president.

debra martin

Awesome! Truly enjoyed my visit. Next best to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum .

Josh Gammon

The museum is very modern! I loved the interactive displays. The Civil Rights Act portion is especially fascinating.

The Austin Grand Prix

A beautiful collection of memories from LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson. Don't forget to check out Lady Bird's incredible downtown Austin view from her perch .

Jon Darveau

This place is really great, especially for history buffs or those who lived through the times. Incredible collection of artifacts .

Elizabeth Hall

Guaranteed to make you curious about history and houses millions of presidential documents with awesome permanent + temporary exhibits !

Trae F

We found this museum to be very informative. Worth the visit.

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Even if you don't go in, admire the view from the building and the design.

Steve Williams

Plan to spend several hours, be sure to listen to the phone calls he made. Well worth spending several hours of your time.

A Tristen

The library was well organized and very informative.

Jason Leibowitz

Definitely worthwhile to learn more about LBJ and 1960s America.

Rodger Dodger

Loved it! Was worth the trip. Bummed that the Oval Office replica was closed - whole 10th Floor was closed.

Shannon Jeropke

This is a must see if you’re in Austin!

Jason de Olla

Great photo op for the "Johnson Treatment" and fund raiser for the Library .

Austin American-Statesman

The presidential library for Lyndon B. Johnson includes the presidential archives with millions of documents , and an extensive museum open to the public.

CultureMap Austin

Even if you're not a fan of Lyndon B. Johnson, taking the guided LBJ tour will make a history lover out of you, complete with a scale model of the Oval Office .

Dora

Print out a family tour at the Information Desk and use it to guide you through the exhibits . Prompts invite younger children to look for objects and answer questions. Powered by ParentsConnect.com

Stephanie Rivkin

Amazing museum . Absolutely worth a visit if you are in the area.

HISTORY

This library was dedicated on May 22nd 1971. Over 45 million pages of documents are located in this museum , some of which were written by LBJ himself.

Kourtney Towner

Amazing for those who love to learn about the history in which built us... or at least attempted to do it right *bias*

Zachary Casares

Free for students, the special exhibits are very cool!

Adam Griff

Its more of a monument than a museum but if you like beineke library you will like this building.

Melissa Bales

The LBJ exhibit was good, awesome bonus was the Walter Cronkite exhibit was a bonus, and admission to both was free!

Aaron Bramley

Don't miss the creepy animatronic LBJ teling jokes on the 4th (2nd) floor. Read more

David Schlenk

easily spend half a day here. very interesting and free and free parking ! watch the orientation film for sure

Vickye Wong

Another great library !

Steve F

The film was good. Don't miss the animatronic Lyndon. Slightly freaky, but good jokes.

Chad Stanton

The exhibit on photograpy and the Presidency is pretty boss

Presidential Libraries

Soak in the Great Hall which features a four-story, glass encased view of the archives collection.

3MHalf Marathon

Our race runs just to the east of this famous presidential library and museum .

Laura Eggert

The Library is undergoing renovations until December, not a lot to see right now.

Susan Horn

Listen to the phone calls!

Dan Mondragón Somera

Former president Lyndon Baines museum ...it's ok I guess

Cam Smith

presidential library - could this be fun?

Keenan Patterson

The animatronic was creepy.

Mark Medford

Changed politics for at least the next 100 years. WoW !

Karen Fraser

Admission charged as of Dec 2012

Dax M

Ask to see Ladybird's secret files. Don't take 'No' for an answer.

Chuq Yang

Don't try to even pretend you're going to shake animatronic LBJ 's hand. The security guard will regulate on you like they're Secret Service!

Jerry Roberts

Interesting!

Danny Nguyen

Check out the library !

Knox Knox

Underwhelming. Could have been so much more.

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