Plan Your Visit

The LBJ Presidential Library welcomes guests from all over the world. Elevators in our central lobby make every exhibit easily accessible. Closed-captioned video presentations provide text in English and Spanish.

If you're traveling to Austin from out of town, please visit The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau website, which provides excellent resources and information for planning your trip to Austin, including flights, hotels, rental cars, and other attractions in the Austin area.

Gain a sense of Austin's unique culture thorough this video, filmed in the streets of the Live Music Capital of the World^©.

Transportation
Transportation to the LBJ Presidential Library is available from the airport by bus, taxi or shuttle. Information regarding the Super Shuttle is available here or by calling local reservations at (512) 258-3826, or out of area reservations at (800) 258-3826. Some hotels provide a shuttle if requested in advance.

Capitol Metro (public transportation in Austin) provides limited service between UT and the downtown area and airport. One of the stops is at San Jacinto Street and 26th Street, near the library. Route and schedule information can be found here. The bus itself is called the #100 Airport Flyer. It runs approximately every 30 minutes.

The Campus Loop Shuttle provides limited service between the library and The University of Texas campus.

Accommodations
Overnight accommodations are within walking distance of the library. In addition, several national chains have hotels or motels which are short drives from the library. A list of nearby hotels is available upon request. Several restaurants are a short drive away from the library, and snacks and meals are available on weekdays at the Joe C. Thompson Conference Center cafeteria behind the library, or at O's Café in the LBJ School lobby next door.

Parking
Parking for the LBJ Presidential Library is always free in the designated parking lot 38. Lot 38 features an entrance flanked by brightly colored LBJ Library banners.    Please note that there are several University of Texas permit-only parking lots next to our guest parking and parking in those permit-only lots may result in fines.

Lot 38 will be resurfaced beginning May 23 - 28, 2013. The lots to the north (Lot 39) and south (Lot 37) will be open for LBJ Library visitors to park.
The parking enforcement agents will not be issuing tickets to visitors who park in either of these lots while Lot 38 is being resurfaced.

Map and Directions
The LBJ Presidential Library is located on the campus of The University of Texas, just off Interstate 35. Directions from Interstate 35:

• From north-bound IH-35, just past the 15th Street exit, move to either of the left 2 lanes to take the lower deck.
• From south-bound IH-35, just past the 51st Street exit, move to either of the left 2 lanes to take the lower deck.
• Take the Manor Road Exit (exit 235B).
• Go west on Manor Road towards The University of Texas campus.
• At the first light, Red River, turn right (north).
• At the bottom of the hill, turn left into the LBJ Visitors' Parking lot—Lot 38. The entrance is flanked by banners for the library. Parking in adjacent UT-permit-only parking lots may result in fines.
• The LBJ Library is located on the other side of Sid Richardson Hall, which houses the LBJ School of Public Affairs; walk through the open breezeway to reach the LBJ Plaza and the Library.

The LBJ Library offers visitors a rich cultural and historical destination. Since its opening, it has been the only one of the thirteen Presidential libraries that has not charged admission. To sustain this vibrant, evolving institution, the LBJ Library will soon charge admission for the first time in its history. This decision was made after thoughtful consideration by the LBJ Foundation Board and has the support of the Johnson family. Join the Friends of the LBJ Library or LBJ Future Forum as a supporting member of the LBJ Presidential Library and enjoy free admission throughout the year.

The LBJ Library is currently asking visitors to donate the suggested price of admission ($8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 13-17). We appreciate your patience as we make this transition.

Free admission to:
- Children 12 and under
- Active Military
- Members of Friends of the LBJ Library and Future Forum membership groups
- Student groups (including teachers and chaperones) with reservations
- UT students, faculty, staff, and administrators with valid ID

To ensure that President Johnson's wish for the Library to "be available to all," we will be offer free admission to the public on several days throughout the year.

Free admission days:
- Martin Luther King Day
- Presidents Day
- Explore UT
- Memorial Day
- The Fourth of July
- August 27^th (LBJ's birthday)
- Veterans Day
- Austin Museum Day

Guided tours are available free of charge on weekdays to school groups with reservations. Tours generally last ninety minutes and cannot be provided to groups larger than 50 students at a time. Please review our Education page for more information on additional programs available to middle and high school students.

Our exhibits lend themselves well to self-guided tours for adults. If you would like to schedule an adult tour, please contact our Visitor Services Coordinator at Laura.Eggert@nara.gov for more information. Guided tours for non-school groups may be available by special arrangement. Our Education page offers information about additional hands-on programs available to adult groups.

To make a tour reservation, please complete this online form, and our Visitor Services Coordinator will get in touch with you. Reservations are filled in the order in which they are received. Due to limited space in the exhibit areas and time restraints, we are not be able to accommodate guided tour reservations made less than two weeks before your visit. 

The LBJ Presidential Library was established to preserve, and make available for research, the papers and memorabilia of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In addition, the Library actively collects the papers of Johnson's contemporaries and conducted an oral history program designed to supplement the written record.

Researchers planning a visit should notify the Supervisory Archivist Claudia Anderson of their research topics and travel plans as far in advance as possible. Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to contact the library in advance of their visit for information about materials available on their topics. A list of Austin accommodations is available from Mrs. Anderson as well as from the LBJ Foundation (info@lbjfoundation.org).

Upon arriving at the Library, each researcher will be briefed by an archivist on Reading Room procedures and relevant holdings. It is preferable to arrange an appointment time with the interviewing archivist prior to arrival. Copies of the Library's list of holdings and guides to specific topics are available upon request and are available, in part, on our web site.

Researchers should also read the Research page for important library policies and procedures.

Research Room Hours

The Research Room is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

An appointment is recommended.

Though the museum is open every day except Christmas (December 25), the Reading Room at the LBJ Presidential Library is closed on weekends and federal holidays.

The Research Room is closed on the following federal holidays:

Tuesday, January 1: New Year's Day
Monday, January 21: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 18: Washington's Birthday
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4: Independence Day
Monday, September 2: Labor Day
Monday, October 14: Columbus Day
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day
Thursday, November 28: Thanksgiving Day
Wednesday, December 25: Christmas Day

The Store at LBJ features a new and unique mix of Presidential memorabilia, jewelry, apparel, books and videos, and a large selection of gifts. It is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. seven days a week throughout the year except on Christmas Day.