Describe Branson

[IndyLank Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close IndyLank]

Overpriced

(but easy to keep the little ones in the family entertained if you have deep enough pockets!)

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

I've been there and it's hard to describe in just one word but
retireeplayground

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

I've been there and it's hard to describe in just one word but
retireeplayground

That is an insult to retirees.

I am a retiree and it sure isn't a place I want to play. Been there, seen it, and done it.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Maybe you don't play because they don't have gambling.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

That is an insult to retirees.

I am a retiree and it sure isn't a place I want to play. Been there, seen it, and done it.

Okay then seniorplayground might be a more appropriate word.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

When I'm there, and not playing, I'm playing.

I often leave the golf course and go hop on the jet-ski.

But, then, I'm sorta a plain guy, pretty easy to please, doing what every high school kid would want to do.

golf
lake
golf
beach
golf

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

ozarkian

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I believe in Floridian that would be Cracker.

[craftemp Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close craftemp]

Now here land?

Where are you staying?

You've got an "interesting" mind JLB...
Enjoy your posts

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

You've got an "interesting" mind JLB...
Enjoy your posts

Count yourself among the vast minority.

That Carlinism was used on the Branson forum, to describe a person moving from the South to the North.

I'll go start a new thread with an interactive map showing where people are moving to and from. It's cool.

[gophish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close gophish]

I may be in a mionority on this thread but my choice for one word is....
fun
It may well be all those other things also but we had a good time there last year and are going back this year.
Our timeshare was great, it was a short drive from St. Louis so we stopped on the way to see our son, the landscape and nature is pretty interesting in the areas around the town, it was an easy drive to 3 other states so my wife picked up 4 new states while there in her quest to go to them all, and we just had a pretty good time while there.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I may be in a mionority on this so we stopped on the way to see our son, the landscape and nature is pretty interesting in the areas around the town, it was an easy drive to 3 other states so my wife picked up 4 new states while there in her quest to go to them all, and we just had a pretty good time while there.

I'll let the Chamber of Commerce know.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Bransonish.

[Hobbitess Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hobbitess]

Not one word, but for a long time my impression of Branson was basically summed up by a book title -- Shepherd of the Hills.

Then, for a while, it was, "Osmonds," because I'd heard they were performing there.

Okay then seniorplayground might be a more appropriate word.

That was probably the right word for the decade or so before we actually got there -- I lost count of the number of retirees who got to talking to us at various events who told us we needed to take the kids to Branson, that we'd have a great time there. And they were right!

Bransonish.

Now we've actually been there, I'm going with that word. It's a pretty area, lots of easy-to-moderate walking opportunities, from the Branson Landing Riverwalk to hikes in the hills; some little museums; the last stop in the "Laura Ingalls Wilder Tour" is an hour or so away; and of course there are all the shows and tourist trap stuff. We could visit there cheap, or spend a lot of money; either way, we'd have a good time.

[Presley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Presley]

Let's say someone was told to vacation in Branson because it is a couple hours drive to an elderly family member who starting to have some cognitive issues. So, while Branson isn't exactly the desired destination, it is a likely place to visit coming or going. What types of things are there to do that have nothing to do with shows, amusement parks, etc? We like nature stuff. You know like big trees, waterfalls, oceans, rain forests, mountains, etc. Is there anything like that around there? Or, maybe another destination resort in the state would be more our type?