Things to do in Branson & the Ozarks

Branson's Bigfoot-themed corner of the strip, with a free-fall tower, a giant slingshot, and an off-road discovery ride.

Missouri's third-largest city, birthplace of Route 66 and home to a flagship Bass Pro Shops.

Ozark Mountains entertainment town packed with live-music theatres, lakes, and family attractions.

Ozark reservoir near Branson lined with marinas, resorts, and fishing coves.

Indoor and outdoor adventure park in Branson with ziplines, ropes courses, climbing walls and slides.

Nonprofit 459-acre sanctuary near Eureka Springs caring for rescued lions, tigers, cougars, leopards and bears.

Stay in an 1886 mountaintop hotel above Eureka Springs with a spa, a balcony pizza bar and ghost tours that end in the old morgue.

Wander the original Bass Pro Shops store with its aquariums, indoor swamp, waterfalls and free museums of outdoor history.

Lakeside Ozarks wilderness resort on Table Rock Lake with lodges, log cabins, golf, marinas and outdoor activities.

Waterfront shopping and dining district on Lake Taneycomo, with a boardwalk and a fountain show of water, fire, light and music.

Stand beneath a seven-story white statue of Jesus with outstretched arms on Magnetic Mountain above Eureka Springs.

A 10,000-acre Ozark nature park where you hike or bike past bluffs, waterfalls and trout streams, or ride a wildlife tram.

Ride roller coasters, watch craftspeople at work and tour Marvel Cave at this 1880s Ozarks theme park.

Step inside a 48-foot glass and timber chapel in the Ozark woods, where 425 windows put the forest all around you.

See aquarium habitats and detailed wildlife dioramas in a huge conservation museum next to the Bass Pro Shops flagship store.