21% off (Sale price $71.00, Reg. Price $90.00) :: Resort at a Glance: Grand Crowne ResortLocated less than 15 minutes away from downtown Branson, the Grand Crowne Resort makes for a convenient family getaway. Each of its condos comes equipped with free WiFi and full kitchens stocked with cookware. A short drive to the Brandon Landing Boardwalk surrounds you with endless shopping and nightly entertainment. Work up a sweat by hitting up the fitness center. Swim year round in the indoor pool. Watch trick riders gallop about in a 32-horse performance at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede (6 min. away).Branson, Missouri: Family-Friendly Theaters and Concert Halls in the OzarksIf you take a drive through the Ozarks in Missouri, it might seem like an unlikely place to find glittering lights and stage shows—for the most part, it’s a rolling plateau of wooded hills, snaking rivers, and limestone bluffs. But follow down Route 76 and you’ll find Branson, which looks like a miniature, more family-friendly version of Las Vegas. Dozens of stages and music halls line Branson’s main strip, some of which are owned by stars such as Dolly Parton. On any given night you can watch anything from country music performances to circus acrobatics to magic shows.If you’re traveling with kids, Silver Dollar City is a safe bet; it’s located about 5 miles west of the strip. The popular theme park is built around Marvel Cave and modeled after an 18th-century frontier town. Here you can hop on a mine-car roller coaster and take a tour by lantern through limestone caverns.
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