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A national park in Johnson City, you say? You may not be surprised to learn that a friend or co-worker is planning a vacation to Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, but hearing that folks are heading to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Texas Hill Country, might come as a shock – if you’ve never been here or heard of it, you may hesitate to ask, “What would you do there?”Find out here...

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