BRANSON BULLETIN

OPEN YEAR ROUND IN BRANSON!

Ramata Italian — A new lakeside fine dining restaurant, Ramata Italian is a 231seat contemporary designed space with an open-air patio along Lake Taneycomo. Located in the award-winning Branson Landing Waterfront District, adjacent to Guy Fieri’s Branson Kitchen + Bar, the restaurant includes a bar and lounge, large dining room, chef’s table, and a private dining room. Other unique features include an impressive 500-bottle glass wine case featuring some of the finest Italian wines in the world.

Lakeside Wilderness Hiking Trail — One of the amazing things about Branson is that you can be near theatres, fine dining and attractions, and just a few yards away you’ll find unspoiled wilderness and plenty of outdoors activities. The Lakeside Wilderness Area is located off Fall Creek Road behind Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater with plenty of parking at the trailhead. After hiking about a half-mile along the top of the ridge, wooden steps and the entrance to the Cliffwalk Stairway becomes visible. It is the most strenuous part of the hike, 315 stone steps down the hillside to Lake Taneycomo. The steps were finished in 1938 and have survived for seven decades with a great view of the lake and College of the Ozarks campus. Because the city maintains the wilderness area, this is a clean and safe environment for families to experience Ozark outdoors.

Upside Down Adventures at WonderWorks — The indoor entertainment park offers a wide variety of family fun activities that will keep guests learning, laughing, and making memories. Check out: Space Discovery to learn about outer space and experience what it’s like to train like an astronaut. The zone features a four-person gyroscope, an astronaut space suit, and a Mercury capsule; Physical Challenge zone where guests are amazed by lying on a bed of nails, becoming a human lighting rod, and playing virtual sports; Meteorology and More where guests can step into the Natural Disaster zone to learn about extreme weather, including feeling 74-mileper-hour hurricane winds and 28-degree water; and the XD Theater that provides viewers with a 3D film and special features, including full-range seating that has vibrations and sensations to take these epic movies to the next level.