Month: April 2022

The Lyndon B. Johnson Historical Park (LBJ Ranch,) 50 miles outside of Austin, Texas, protects the birthplace, home, ranch, and final resting place of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States. Close by, his wife Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes created a wildflower conservation center that most now call the best […]

Previously, we saw missions and artifacts of the National Park Service’s “San Antonio Missions National Historic Park,” a UNESCO World Heritage site. Today, we view the best-known mission in San Antonio — Mission San Antonio de Valero, “The Alamo.” Although not technically part of the NPS, (it is run by the Texas General Land Office,) […]