Visiting Silver Dollar City

I thought you might want to see the highlights of my family's recent visit to Silver Dollar City !!!!

Check it out on my daughter's blog at

http://aglanceatmyworld.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-in-branson.html

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Showboat Branson Belle

The Showboat Branson Belle is a Silver Dollar City property.

It is a 2 hour experience on Table Rock Lake, that includes a meal and a spectacular show. It is a nice get-a-way, from the hustle and bustle of Branson traffic, and is a great way to begin or end your day.

Tickets are reasonable and children are always half price.

So when you get ready for something a little different, check out the Showboat Branson Belle. You'll be glad you did.

F. M.

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Ripley's.....Believe It Or Not Museum

If you are in Branson, you don't want to miss at least driving by the Ripley's.....Believe It Or Not Museum. The outside alone is a great conversation piece. I enjoy taking "first timers" by it, and telling them a "little fib" about the explosion that happened. Then they see the building. Some actually buy in to my story....haha

Ripley's...Believe It Or Not Museum in Branson, MO

Anyway, as much fun as the outside is, the inside is even more entertaining.


This is the museum of the wierd, unusual, and just plain odd.

You might see a shrunken head, a 2-headed cow, or something made from match sticks. Some of it will leave you with a loss for words.

So if you have an extra hour to kill, or just get tired of the music shows, stop by and give this unique museum a look around.

F. M.

Ride The Ducks

Any trip to Branson would not be complete without a tour on Ride The Ducks. It is one of the most fun, and unusual experiences that you will have. From the young to "young at heart" there is no way you could be disappointed with this 60 minute tour around Branson.

Ride The Ducks Video

The part land/part water tour is very unique, using old military vehicles. Once on water, the captain allows all the little folks to "drive" for a while........I know my kiddos were a little nervous at first, but had a blast once they got behind the wheel.

Branson has more to offer than theaters and shows. This is one thing Branson has that you do not want to miss.

Go have fun and Ride The Ducks.

F. M.

Theaters Shows and Attractions

More links on the way.....................

Acrobats of China ........................The Smoky Mountain Palace
Amazing Pets ...............................Grand Country Music Hall
Andy Williams Show ...................Moon River Theatre
Baldknobbers Jamboree Show ..The Baldknobbers Country Music Theatre
Bart Rockett Show ......................The Bart Rockett Theatre
Bob Nelson’s Comedy Show........Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Bobby Vinton in Concert.............The Mansion Theatre
Branson Blues, Late Night..........Historic Owens Theatre
Branson Brothers........................The Caravelle Theatre
Branson County U.S.A. Late Show......Grand Country Music Hall
Branson Divas.............................Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Branson’s Dueling Elvis Contest...........Historic Owens Theatre
Breakfast with Mark Twain........Historic Owens Theatre
Brett Family............Legends Family Theater
Broadway – The Star-Spangled Celebration............Branson Variety Theater
Buck Trent Morning Show.............Grand Country Music Hall
Carol Kline...................................God and Country Theatre
Celebrate America...........................The Mansion Theatre
Christmas on the Trail....................Shepherd of the Hills
Circle B Chuckwagon & Cowboy Music Show......Shepherd of the Hills
Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express...........Clay Cooper Theatre
Comedy Jamboree....................Grand Country Music Hall
Country Tonite.....................The Mansion Theatre
Dalena Ditto Country Variety Show............................The Mansion Theatre
Daniel O'Donnell.............................Tri-Lakes Center
Dino Kartsonakis............................Tri-Lakes Center
Diva Lunch Show..........................Imaginary Theatre
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show
Doug Gabriel Show .........................Jim Stafford Theatre
Echo Hollow .........................Silver Dollar City
Elvis and the Superstars.............Historic Owens Theatre
Elvis in the Morning....................Historic Owens Theatre
Gene Watson..................................God and Country Theatre
Goldwing Express...........................God and Country Theatre
Grand Jubilee...........Grand Country Music Hall
Hamner Barber Variety show.........................Hamner Barber Theater
Hank and Patsy, Together Again..............Historic Owens Theatre
Hot Seat...................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Hughes Brothers..................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Isle of Dreams ..........................Coffee House
Janie Fricke....................................God and Country Theatre
Jim Reeves Tribute show with nephew John Rex Reeves.................God and Country Theatre
Jim Stafford Show...............................Jim Stafford Theatre
Joe Diffie Show.....................Yakov Theatre
John Tweed Show.............................Clay Cooper Theatre
John Wayne and America’s Yodeling Sweetheart............Historic Owens Theatre
Justin Flom’s Magic Parlor..................Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Kirby VanBurch Show..............................Kirby VanBurch Theatre
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers.......Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theatre
Legends in Concert
Lisa Layne Country Show..................God and Country Theatre
Liverpool Legends – The Ultimate Beatles Experience
Loretta Lynn Tribute...................Historic Owens Theatre
Lowe Family
Magnificent 7 Show
Magnificent Gospel Showcase
Mel Tillis............................................Tri-Lakes Center
Moe Bandy Show
Noah The Musical
Oak Ridge Boys.......................................The Mansion Theatre
Original Stars of American Bandstand.........Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
Ozark Mountain Jubilee.............Grand Country Music Hall
Ozark Mountain Morning Show with Wade Benson..........God and Country Theatre
Paul Harris Live
Penny Gilley Show with Jeff Brandt
Pierce Arrow Show
Red Skelton: A Performance Tribute by Tom Mullica...................The Mansion Theatre
Red, Hot…..& Blue!...........Music City Centre
RFD-TV The Theatre
Ricky Boen and Texas Mud.....................Hamner Barber Theater
Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley & Paul Revere and the Raiders...Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
Rockin' Monster Bash...................................God and Country Theatre
Shoji Tabuchi Show
Shepherd of the Hills................Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theatre
Showboat Branson Belle Cruise
SIX.....................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Silver Dollar City
Sons of the Pioneers..................Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theatre
Spirit of Christmas Starring the Osmonds.....................Branson Variety Theater
Spirit of the Dance.....................Branson Variety Theater
Sunday Gospel Jubilee...........Grand Country Music Hall
T. Graham Brown...........................God and Country Theatre
Tall Timber Lumberjack Show
The Best of Motown........................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
The Comets of “Bill Haley & the Comets”....Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
The Duttons.........................The Duttons Theatre
The Grand Ladies of Country Show...........................God and Country Theatre
The Haygoods..................Music City Centre
The Presleys ...................The Presleys Country Jubilee
The Promise
The Rankin Brothers......................Welk Theatre
The Titanic
The Twelve Irish Tenors...............Branson Variety Theater
The Wings of Christmas.........................Hamner Barber Theater
The World Famous Platters
Tillis Family Reunion
Tony Orlando & The Lennon Sisters, Christmas Celebration!
Tony Roi “Elvis Experience”............Music City Centre
Waltzing Waters
Yakov Smirnoff Show.................................Yakov Theatre
#1 Hits of the 60’s...........................Jim Stafford Theatre
14 Karat Country.................................Clay Cooper Theatre
50’s at the Hop Show.................50's at the Hop Show and Theatre
70’s Music Show....................Cabaret Theater

Silver Dollar City

I have recruited by daughter, A Glance At My World, to write this article, because I wanted you to feel the real passion of someone who loves Silver Dollar City. My entire family loves SDC, but none more than her.


Silver Dollar City, it’s the attraction that defines Branson.

Silver Dollar City was built with Marvel Cave as the foundation. Over the years many other rides and attractions have been added. I “discovered” SDC in 1996 when I was only 9-years-old. To me it was like heaven on earth.

My parents bought season tickets and we got to go a few times each year. Over the last eleven years we have made more then 30 trips to Branson with the sole reason being to go to SDC. You might wonder how after 11 years and growing-up to become a 21-year-old young woman, how am I not exhausted with that place?? Because SDC isn’t just a theme park, it’s truly what it says it is…a city. A place that feels like a home to me.

A lot of people don’t even have one good home, but I’m fortunate enough to have three. I have my real home at my parent’s house where I always feel safe and know that I don’t have to worry about anything. There’s my school home where my friends are, where I’m growing so much intellectually. Then there is my Silver Dollar City home. It’s the place where I always find myself smiling more then anywhere else.

Silver Dollar City "Priceless" Video

Just as many other places, SDC has become a little more commercial over the years, but the same rides and many of the same performers are still there. You can look around and still see that all the charm is still there. SDC has held a place in my heart for the last 11 years and I know it always will. I have even had dreams of getting married in the wilderness church.

I love Silver Dollar City and wouldn’t be the same without it. SDC is even the reason for my love of music…but that’s another story. ;) Seriously though, how can you not love and connect to a place that calls the workers citizens?!?

Whitney

So there you have it, my daughter's opinion about Silver Dollar City. Now don't you think it is time that YOU visited?

F. M.

New Feature

I will soon be offering a new feature to this already popular site. I will begin highlighting activities, performers, and pretty much anything else that there is to see in Branson.

Branson is one of the most exciting, family friendly vacation destinations in the United States. My hope is to let anyone who has never been to Branson to come and check it out, and also to those of us who know about this great treasure, have a one stop website to keep up with all the goings on.

I will be providing more links along the way so you can find whatever you need that is Branson related right here at "Why Are They Not In Branson".

F. M.