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Branson, Missouri
Live entertainment and more ..
A very popular destination for RVers

Branson, Missouri is said to be "the Live Music Show Capital of the World."  It's located in the heart of the Ozarks, but it has - so they say - more theatre seats than New York's Broadway.

There are more than 40 theatres and most of them have morning, afternoon and evening shows.

Branson, Missouri - Entertainment - picture by Roaming Times


My wife and I went there in July.  Maybe this is a busy month, or maybe every month is busy, but Branson is certainly a popular place.  The traffic was a problem wherever we went.  Certainly the main attraction is shows - they have everything from music - gospel, country, pop - to drama, comedy and variety.  

Tourism is of course Branson's biggest industry and according to it's website, the city generates about $1.5 billion from the visitors - many of them are RVers.

Branson, Missouri - Hollywood - picture by Roaming Times


Highway 76 is the place to go - "The Strip" - but Branson does have many other attractions.  Downtown there are shops, fishing docks and many other attractions.  There's also Silver Dollar Park, Stockstill park and a quite beautiful environment.

In our opinion it's a wonderful place to visit - a bit tacky?  Maybe, but it's a nice place to visit and I don't doubt it lives up to it's boast that it offers something for everyone ...  Let us know your opinion, we'd really like to know ..

Adding to the story ... Readers comments:

Corrine :  Tacky? Branson? Maybe, but love it.

Herb :  The new Downtown mall is something else!

Jim :  We were there the week before Memorial day. The weather was fine and the crowds were light. They had really good bargains on meals and shows. We will definitely go back.

Sue :  We have been there 2 years in a row and loved everthing there, good shows, dinners and old downtown Branson is great , beautiful scenery. The Ducks were great, the lake, the hills.

Dancin' Eyes :  People are genuinely friendly and the scenery is beautiful. I've traveled all 49 continental states in the past 10 years and will take a trip to Branson any day. Could even be my home and I'd be happy.

Mary :  Lots of shows, people go to them even early in the morning. We saw thousands of RVs but we were glad to move on. I think it really is the show place if that's what you want but we really did think it was a bit tacky.

 

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