Branson: Marvel Cave in Silver Dollar City (courtesy: www.flickr.com)

The Osage Indian Tribe, considered to be the natives of Branson MO, called the six miles cave outside the city limits, as Devil’s Den. In 1869 the name was changed to The Marble Cave, as their was a strong myth about the cave having walls of marble. Later in 1893, the cave was bought by William Henry Lynch, who called it the Marvel Cave and it soon became a popular tourist attraction located right in the heart of the famous Dollar City. The next big thing that literally gave an overnight popularity to this place, was in the form of compiled efforts of Harold Bell Wright, who through his bestselling book about Ozarks, ‘ Shepherd Of The Hills Country’, helped in the widespread popularity of this place in all four corners of United States.

Today, millions of tourists travel to this place every year making tourism one of the major sources of economy. The dam constructed on the White River, has further added in boosting up tourism and made the chances of floods in the city grim.

Branson: Jennifers Americana Music Theater (courtesy: www.flickr.com)

Although, Branson is still a small city, it does attract millions every year. The city is rightly known as the ‘ The Live Music Show Capital Of The World’ . This is pretty much evident from the 53 theaters hosting nearly 100 live shows at a time. With all sorts of music right from country to gospel, western, pop, Cajun, Blues, Big Band, Motown, comedy, Magical, Broadway, rock, classical, and many more, you can either go for breakfast shows or matinées and evening performances, with each sure to entertain you for the whole day. As a tribute, maximum number of theaters in Branson carry the name of some or the other music legend, who ruled the hearts of millions and still bring the nostalgia of their best performances.

This small yet attractive place, apart from being “The Music Show Capital Of The World”, has also attained the fame of being a “Family-Friendly Las Vegas”. It ranks 16^th in the whole of United States as the perfect Overnight Vacation Site.

Branson: The Beautiful Lake Taneycomo (courtesy: www.flickr.com)

From themed parks to rocking musical shows, exciting outdoor activities, sports, water activities, museums and historical sites, the city has something to offer to one and all. Some of the well known and most visited places are the Dollar City and The Strip. The Strip is also known as Highway 76, 76 County Boulevard and Main Street. It is just three lanes wide but has hell lot of traffic almost all the time. So, just try to avoid this road if you do not want to get stranded.

Branson does not have its own national airport. Tourists have to fly to nearby city and the closest is the Springfield. Located in Ozark Mountains, Branson is known for its unspoiled beauty, the three lakes, Lake Taneycomo, Lake Table Rock and Lake Bull Shoal and the chain of branson-hotels, which together bring in arrays of water sports opportunities for tourists.