Located in the sleepy Ozark Mountains, the resort of BRANSON is one of the top road trip destinations in the country. Over seven million people a year come to what has been dubbed the "Ozark Disneyland". It all started less than 40 years ago with several family oriented tourist attractions, one based on the novel, The Shepherd of the Hills and is actually still staged every evening. All of the shows in Branson are geared toward families; you won't find anything remotely off color or avant-garde, although the new Ripley's Believe It or Not is a step in a new direction. The Silver Dollar City amusement park features high-tech roller coasters and water rides.