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- Branson, Missouri - Riverboat Motel
I stayed at this motel as a kid. It had a moat-like swimming pool that went all the way around the exterior of the boat. I swam laps in it. The water was only waist deep. The lower rooms where we were staying had the round ship windows that looked out on the moat pool. I remember waving to my folks from the outside in!
The wax museum and the Ripley's Believe or Not! museum were within walking distance at the time.
[Krystal Gabel, 04/08/2024]Motel Shaped Like a Riverboat:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Directions:
- Riverboat Inn. On the east end of The Strip in Branson, on the north side, just west of the Hollywood Wax Museum.
- Hours:
- Savaged by 2012 tornado. Later demolished.
- Status:
- Gone
- Branson, Missouri - Giant Camera and Hands
The giant pair of hands holding a giant camera are at the entrance to Beyond the Lens.
[ProperNomad, 09/06/2023]Giant Camera and Hands:- Address:
- 3115 W. 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO
- Directions:
- Beyond The Lens! US-65 exit onto 76 Country Blvd, then drive west three miles. On the right.
A giant shiny silver octopus welcomes you to the Aquarium at the Boardwalk.
[ProperNomad, 09/03/2023]Made of steel plates, the octopus is 55 feet high and weighs 34 tons.
Giant Silver Octopus:- Address:
- 2700 W. 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO
- Directions:
- Aquarium at the Boardwalk. Exit US-65 onto 76 Country Blvd, then drive west 2.5 miles. On the left.
There are three different buildings to go through. It features pretty much any toy you could think of from the past 100 years or so! They have a gift shop in the main building, and sell some vintage toys in one of the smaller buildings.
[Kelly S., 04/28/2022]World's Largest Toy Museum:- Address:
- 3609 W. 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO
- Directions:
- On the north side of Hwy 76, four miles west of US Hwy 65.
- Hours:
- M-Sa summer 9-8, off-season 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 417-332-1499
- Admission:
- Adults $23.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Helicopter, sculpture, sign and memorial bricks (now with helicopter on top, and instead of the former trees and statue).
[Babs Leather, 10/24/2021]Veterans Memorial Museum:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 1250 W 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO
- Directions:
- East end of the commercial strip. On the south side of Hwy 76/Country Music Blvd, about a mile west of US Hwy 65.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 417-336-2300
- Admission:
- Adults $15.00, Vets $13.00
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The accompanying word signs -- Scandal, Gossip, etc. -- were part the National Enquirer attraction that built the camera and then closed less than a year later.