Branson

Pros: Something for everyone, many attractions, good prices!
Cons: Can get expensive depending on what you want to do.

What can I say. We love going to Branson! No matter what your age, there is something there for everyone! There are nightly shows of all kinds for anyone from a child to an adult! My husband and I saw Jim Stafford and I can't say I have laughed that ...

Pros: Lots of things to do, not full of bars and strip clubs.
Cons: Senior citizen central, twangy country music

I spent much of my life living only 70 miles from this tourist site. My family would always find excuses to go to Branson, sometimes as often as once a month, and always a few times during the summer. It was nice living so close to a widely known ...

Pros: A wide selection of accommodations, dining, attractions, entertainment, and shopping.
Cons: All the theaters, hotels, motels, restaurants, attractions, etc. clustered together.

We decided on a Monday that we wanted to go to Branson on the next Friday to stay 3 nights (Labor Day Weekend)...at a moderately priced hotel in a jacuzzi king room. We did some research on the Internet and selected a few hotels to try to get into. ...

Pros: Spirit of the Dance, Grand Plaza, Yakov Smirnoff, Kirby VanBurch, Titanic, Landry's
Cons: Hwy 76 traffic and stop signs

We just arrived home from Branson, Missouri. It was our second trip to this lovely town and we just wanted to share a few words on visiting there. First we stayed at the Grand Plaza Hotel. The Hotel is newly remodeled and is very clean and the staff ...

Pros: Great outdoors, inexpensive shows, friendly people, very little traffic compared to a major city.
Cons: Too many buffets.

We returned from a week in and around the Branson area, April 8 - 15, 2006. We flew in and out of the Springfield/Branson Airport, which is about 45 minutes from Branson. After leaving the airport, a good sidetrip for us was going to the Grandaddy of ...

Pros: Inexpensive and different
Cons: Traffic and getting there

What put a little country town in the Ozarks of Missouri on the map? Actually there were two events, separated by many years that occurred, maybe a third for the area around it. What Branson is today is a tourist trap. What it was before the last event ...

Pros: Silver Dollar City, inexpensive hotels, lots of attractions for all ages
Cons: traffic, long waits at some restaurants

I have read most of the reviews and agree with most...Branson is a common sense town. It was not 'designed' but evolved into the monster it is. My wife and family have been about 10 times starting in 1985. For starters - stay away from Branson during ...

Pros: Lots of shows to choose from, Beautiful country in the Ozarks
Cons: Show quality, Christmas starts as early as a stores shopping season

My wife and I took a trip to Branson from Nov 4-7 2004. Overall it was a nice place to visit. A great place to stop if passing through but I don't think we'll make it a destanation again for many years. While we were there we stayed at the ...

Pros: Tons of entertainment. A bit of something for everyone.
Cons: Pricey and crowded.

Branson, Missouri is a vacation town. The entire town, it seems, is dedicated to the masses of tourists who flock there. My family and I spent a week in nearby Kimberling City -- just a mere 15 minutes away from downtown Branson. ...

Pros: Beautiful outdoors, awesome shows, great shopping, good food, nice people!
Cons: Trying to decide which (of soooo many) things to do!

If you are prepared for the traffic, it won't bother you. It's actually kind of nice, as a passenger, because it allows you time to see all of the interesting buildings and signs along "the Strip." But there is much more to Branson than the Strip. ...

Pros: Plenty to do, family atmosphere, friendly people
Cons: Pricey, traffic, crowding

How do you describe Branson? I struggle to wrap words around the town. Branson is sort of the worst and best of the Heartland of America... highly distilled and presenting an almost stereotypical face. Being located in "flyover country," most people...

Pros: You get lots of good food, rolls are awesome, big drinks
Cons: Busy

When going to Branson, one must think of a great place to eat, too. Here's an awesome idea: drive about 15 miles north on Hwy 65 until you come to the intersection of J and CC. Take a right turn, and go eat at Lambert's Cafe.

The place is...

Pros: Beautiful Lights, Unique Food, and Wonderful Shows
Cons: It is COLD! Most of the Rides are Closed

I have been attending the Christmas Festival at Silver Dollar City for about five years or more. This year, however, I was slightly disappointed*. There were not nearly as many lights as usual. While the park was still very beautiful, it was just not the...

Pros: beautiful scenery, high-quality entertainment, a ton of things to do
Cons: tour bus is the official vehicle of Branson

Ah, Branson, Missouri. How long has it been described as the ultimate getaway place for senior citizens. While that may be true, you don't have to have gray hair (or no hair) to have a great time within the borders of this small town nestled in the...

Pros: flashy, lots of choices, shows
Cons: trashy, expensive

Recently our family had to go on a business trip to the land of flash and trash..Branson, MO.
Branson is apparently a choice vacation spot to many, as evidenced by the bumper to bumper traffic throughout the city.

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