Spend a day or weekend in Johnson City - the crossroads of the Texas Hill Country.  There are over 10 lavender farms in Blanco County with seven lavender farms surrounding Johnson City.  Make it a wine and lavender weekend and visit local wineries and lavender farms in the area. 

 The Texas Hill Country is the second most visited wine trail in the U.S!  Johnson City sits at the crossroads of the Hill Country Wine Trail with over 20 wineries within 30 minuts in each direction!  Visit our local wineries/vineyards 

www.wineroad290.com

Catch special events at 

www.texashillsvineyard.com

www.beckervineyards.com

and who can resist our area peachs? Typical seasons run from June through August with 2010 anticipated to be a bumper crop!   

Our Johnson Art Community is growing.

The Benini Foundation Galleries and Sculpture Ranch is just down the road from us!   (www.sculptureranch.com

LMC Murals   http://lmcmurals.com/

Kirchman Gallery (reception last Saturday each month www.kirchmangallery.com

Amanda Smith Gallery   www.asmithgallery.com

Black Spur Emporium and Gallery & NEW coffee shop!  www.blackspuremporium.com  

Pieces of the Past        http://pieces-of-the-past.com/

Meet some of our local Artsts: 

Kathleen Marie   Web: www.kathleenmariestudio.com

Mike Stewart   www.artbystewart.com

Joe Winfield  www.joewinfieldart.com 

 Erick Krause   www.erickrause.com

For a  calendar of area events: (www.lbjcountry.com)   The Visitors Center is located in the historical Withers and Spauldings Building. Visit www.nps.gov/lyjo for the exciting year round events at the LBJ National Historical Park. 

2011 marked the 22nd Annual LIGHTS SPECTACULAR - HILL COUNTRY STYLE , rated one of the top ten light shows in the world!  Our  historic Blanco County courthouse is lit on the Friday after Thanksgiving complete with fireworks overhead.  Purchase handmade ornaments in the courthouse each Saturday and Sunday night. Our Lighted Hooves and Wheels parade is Saturday night, special events are held every weekend and the lights stay on through January 1.  

In the spring, Johnson City is known for its wildflowers!  Mark your calendar for Help us kick off the wildflower season with Texas Men's State Chili Cookoff the last weekend in March.  Over 100 chili cooks and bbq teams compete for top honors.  The wildflower season starts with bluebonnets and continues through June with a variety of Hill Country wildflowers.  below is a photo of the wildflowers taken at our farm May 2008. 

Johnson CIty has something to offer everyone.  Art, Parks & a President.  We sit on the banks of the Pedernales River with  LRCA's newest Nature River Park - sitting on the edge of our town!  The LBJ National Park Visitors Center and Johnson Settlement are within our city limits and The LBJ  and Pedernales State Parks are less than 10 minutes away.  And, of course, we are proud to be a Presidential Hometown  for our 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson.

Spend the night at Chantilly Lace County Inn, enjoy a gourmet breakfast and a gorgeous butterfly garden.  http://chantillylacesoaps.com/

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