Our tour of Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Stonewall, and Austin is an ideal tour for a long 3-day weekend. This tour covers areas important to the life of the 36th president of the US, the wine country, and the German culture of the Hill Country.
Houston to Austin is 161 miles/259 kilometers.
Austin to Johnson City is 48.3 miles/77.7 kilometers.
Johnson City to Stonewall is 15.7 miles/25.3 kilometers.
Stonewall to Fredericksburg is 14.5 miles/23.3 kilometers.
Fredericksburg to Enchanted Rock is 17.7 miles/28.5 kilometers.
This tour is between 500 and 600 miles/805 and 966 kilometers.
Friday - 13 hours |
8:00 – 11:15 AM |
Drive to Austin. |
11:15 – 12:45 PM |
Lunch, perhaps at Schultz’s Beer Garden. |
12:45 – 1:00 PM |
Drive to the University of Texas and LBJ Library. |
1:00 – 2:30 PM |
Tour the LBJ Library and Museum on the University of Texas campus. |
2:30 – 3:30 PM |
Drive to and through Johnson City. |
3:30 – 4:00 PM |
Drive to Stonewall, Texas. |
4:00 – 5:00 PM |
5 taste testings at Torre Di Pietra Winery in Stonewall. |
5:00 – 5:15 PM |
Drive to Fredericksburg. |
5:15 – 6:15 PM |
Check into a hotel on Main Street. |
6:15 – 6:30 PM |
Drive to downtown Fredericksburg. |
6:30 – 8:45 PM |
Walking, shopping, and dinner in Fredericksburg. |
8:45 – 9:00 PM |
Drive back to the hotel. |
Saturday - 14.5 hours |
7:00 – 8:45 AM |
Breakfast at the motel. |
9:15 – 9:30 AM |
Drive through town to Wildseed Farms. |
9:30 – 10:30 AM |
Tour Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg. |
10:30 – 10:45 AM |
Drive to Fredericksburg. |
10:45 – 2:00 PM |
Shopping and lunch in downtown Fredericksburg. |
2:00 – 2:15 PM |
Drive to the National Museum of the Pacific War/Home of the Admiral Nimitz Museum. |
2:15 – 4:30 PM |
Tour the National Museum of the Pacific War/Home of the Admiral Nimitz Museum. |
2.25 hours |
Alternative option is to go to Enchanted Rock. |
4:30 – 4:45 PM |
Return to the hotel to freshen up and relax. |
4:45 – 5:30 PM |
Relaxation time at the hotel. |
5:30 – 5:45 PM |
Drive to dinner. |
5:45 – 7:30 PM |
Dinner at a German themed restaurant in downtown Fredericksburg. |
7:30 – 7:45 PM |
Drive to the Rockbox Theater. |
8:00 – 10:15 PM |
Attend a performance at the Rockbox Theater. |
10:15 – 10:30 PM |
Drive back to the motel. |
Sunday - 12 hours |
7:00 – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast at the motel. |
8:30 – 9:00 AM |
Pack and load suitcases. |
9:00 – 9:25 AM |
Drive to Stonewall to pickup a permit and CD to tour the LBJ Ranch. |
9:25 – 9:30 AM |
Drive to the Johnson Ranch and Texas White House. |
9:30 – 11:30 AM |
Tour the Johnson Ranch and Texas White House. |
11:30 – 12:00 PM |
Drive to Johnson City. |
12:00 – 1:15 PM |
Lunch at the Silver K Restaurant in Johnson City. |
1:15 – 1:30 PM |
Drive to the LBJ Boyhood Home and the Visitors Center in Johnson City. |
1:30 – 2:30 PM |
Tour of the LBJ Boyhood Home, the Visitors Center, and gift shop in Johnson City. |
2:30 – 7:00 PM |
Drive to Houston. |