
Visiting Downtown Branson: Everything You Need to Know
Branson's Downtown is a uniquely Branson experience ... and also an all-American experience. Here's everything you need to know about planning a fun and productive visit to our downtown. Sammy Lane Camp and Downtown Branson, circa 1920s Downtown is Historic This is where Branson began more than a century ago. On the banks of the White River (later Lake Taneycomo), this small mountain settlement quickly turned into a hub of commerce and also a bustling tourism destination known for outdoor activities and later live entertainment. After the Civil War, shallow paddleboats could travel as far upstream as Branson, and eventually to the mouth of the James River near Kimberling City. But in 1906, the railroad came to Branson, and the river faded as a highway for travel and commerce. It…