+ST0RM 145 Posted June 9, 2009 I'm trying to find a nice place to vacation in early September. I've decided on Branson, but have never been there. I'm looking for a log cabin type of setting where we could set up a campfire, etc. Any help or tips from a personal experience? A google search using "rental cabins+Branson" came up with some that I've looked at already. Thanks! Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted June 9, 2009 All you need to know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warthog64 92 Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) Not sure about the lodging question. But when you get to Branson make sure you check out the Veterans Museum. It's an incredible collection of information of all the U.S. servicemen and women who have given their lives since the Civil War. Great place for any patriotic military history buff, who is proud of their country and the people who have served it. Edited June 9, 2009 by warthog64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted June 9, 2009 The place blew goats. It was just terrible. I can think about 200 other places to go to than Branson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted June 9, 2009 The place blew goats. It was just terrible. I can think about 200 other places to go to than Branson. Are you sure...? The real Branson Mi I dunno, seems like a pretty cool place to me! This. Ain't. Ova. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raven-1 0 Posted June 9, 2009 wish you all the luck in branson!better have deep pockets!!i live 60 miles away and avoid it with a passion,except when the brown trout are runnin in lake tannycomo.expect to be stuck in traffic 4 hrs out of each day,long lines,and stay away from steal yer dollar city!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ST0RM 145 Posted June 10, 2009 Dave and Raven, Can you elaborate? Why did it blow goats? I know it's going to be expensive, but is it a rip off? I've been to Disney World quite a few times and am used to that sort of thing. Any similiarities? Thanks all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted June 10, 2009 I don't know, but if I had to pick 10 places in the US I'd like to take a vacation in, I'm pretty sure no where in MO would be on the list. If you want to do the log cabin thing, try either the Rocky or Smoky Mountains. Done both (Colorado, Georgia, NC) and I enjoyed them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted June 10, 2009 Dave and Raven, Can you elaborate? Why did it blow goats? I know it's going to be expensive, but is it a rip off? I've been to Disney World quite a few times and am used to that sort of thing. Any similiarities? Thanks all. Its a tourist trap rip off. Place is a dump too. Go back to Disney, you would have more fun. You only see the good parts in the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raven-1 0 Posted June 10, 2009 first off to young jedi master, mo's got alot to offer, just not branson!branson is geared more at little kids wanting to spend daddys money and blue hairs.if your thirty something go somewhere else!!!!!!!!!!!you will not have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!if you live within a days drive check it out, you can always go home.if your traveling a long ways, your stuck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted June 10, 2009 Go to Gatlinburg,TN and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+331Killerbee 840 Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Go to Gatlinburg,TN and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Down the Road from the House here. Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge is a Maxxed out Branson. Alot of Tourist Shops out to get alot of Your Money......Dollywood comes to mind. If You want to Camp and get the Bang for Your Buck, Try Cades Cove in the Great Smokey Mountians. It's inbetween Gatlinburg and Townsend, TN. Or Qualla Village in Cherokee, NC. It's on the Indian Res with Camping in the Mountians and a Casino to boot.......Besides, September is U.T. Football Season. Everything will be Orange....... 331KillerBee Edited June 11, 2009 by 331Killerbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ST0RM 145 Posted June 11, 2009 Ok, so maybe we'll pass on Branson. Thanks! So the search is on again. Maybe Yellowstone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted June 11, 2009 Ok, so maybe we'll pass on Branson. Thanks! So the search is on again. Maybe Yellowstone... Yellowstone is nice, especially after Labor Day when there are not so many people there. If you haven't been there before, it is one of those places like the Grand Canyon, if you are an American you need to make your way there in your lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted June 11, 2009 I've been to the Grand Canyon twice, although the 2nd time was just a brief helo tour, and I'd go there again! If it's summer, go to the NORTH rim. You won't care too much for the south rim in the heat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MAKO69 186 Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) When I go on holdiay I go south to FL Cocoa Beach, I love it down there. Not to busy great food,great beach. The JFK space Center right next door, Patrick AFB is right there. Always some military or civil plane just at minimums off the beech the occasional Nasa T-38, AF C-130's, AF Black Hawks. Missed the Cocoa Beach airshow few years back. But we saw a lot of stuff coming in to bad we had to leave theday before. Edited June 11, 2009 by MAKO69 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted June 11, 2009 The airshow in 03 or 04 (i can't remember which) was a big one as the Blue Angles AND the T-birds showed up. I missed the show (I'm not big on the massive crowd thing) but the day before a lot of the planes arrived and it was great watching them land. The best part was at lunch time the 2 solo BA's practiced over the river for over an hour! Me and 2 other guys just stood over by the Honor Guard building and watched them for maybe 70 mins ... no crowd!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted June 11, 2009 Yellowstone is nice, especially after Labor Day when there are not so many people there. If you haven't been there before, it is one of those places like the Grand Canyon, if you are an American you need to make your way there in your lifetime. Yellowstone was unforgettable. Yes you must go there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raven-1 0 Posted June 11, 2009 i was born in oregon so oregon,idaho, montana and wyoming are my stomping ground when i go somewhere.if you go to yellow stone make sure to plan 2 days in gardner montana right out of the n. entrance,stay at the yellow stone motel,[mom and pop place]the back patio is on the yellowstone river the view is fantastic!the elk come into town and feed everywhere. take a day and book a float trip with one of the fine outfitters there[i have my fav but not gonna drop names there all good!]the gallitine is kinda of easy float after june,but the yellowstone still has a very wild ride after june,[before june no kids after no big deal]class 2 to4 after june, yellow has a rapid named boxcar that is awsome!when you drop into it towers 25 feet above you!awsome ride!something to think about!mike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
