We took my grandson here last night to get a bear for his birthday. You only pay the child's age…read moreduring their birth month. There were two of the nicest young girls working there. The cashier was so helpful in getting our account set up. When it was all done, his little bears hat wouldn't stay on so the cashier took the tag gun and clipped the hat on all the way around. So helpful!

The first Build-A-Bear opened when I was 12 years old. By the time I heard about it I didn't didn't…read moreget the hype and I was "too old" for teddy bears at that point anyway. Flash forward almost thirty years later and my wife suggests stopping by on a last minute trip to Branson. My 9 year old son seemed really excited to go so of course I agreed to give it a shot. A little underwhelming and annoying at first, the selection was basically one wall but my kid couldn't make what seemed to be a simple decision, I was ready to bolt about five minutes after we arrived. But then, it happened...my kid decided on his new best friend. It wasn't the cool outfits that changed my mind, it sure as hell wasn't the gaggle of screaming kids or the drained faces of almost every other father perusing the same choices over and over and over, nope, wasn't that. It was my kids face. When he finally made the choice to go with a red fox. When his eyes lit up after he discovered a Riddler costume hidden behind a couple Batman outfits. When he stood in line waiting for his chance to bring his new friend to life. Pretty well completely hands on, all except the stuffing and closing up of the plushie, the process of "building-a-bear" was nothing short of magical. Easily my son's favorite part of the trip and we had done it all at that point. He was asked to hold the creatures little stuffed heart and make a wish, the smile on his face when that heart was inserted into his fox, when the stuffing started to fill the little plush body, when he got to select a name and was handed an official birth certificate; these are a few of things that made it all worth it and made me almost forget the dreadful hour I waited for him to decide on a carcass to stuff and what to dress it with. That's the magic of Build-A-Bear, the end result. The way it makes a kid feel to have something so personal and hand picked come to life. To other disgruntled dads who are ready to just "get the show on the road", if you have young kids make the stop. This was definitely worth the time and money.

Convenient, well stocked with snacks and stuff you need now. Place to sit and talk as well as…read moreplenty of turn around room for your boat, etc.

We stopped in here, thinking that we would find one or two things on our list. Wow! Were we wrong!…read moreThey had everything from Vodka, to fresh limes, to every snack we wanted. It's on a busy highway, and that is the only thing that might be a deal breaker. But, in Branson, patience with the traffic is essential . .

They wait until after you've paid to take the photos to tell you you have to pay $250 for all the…read morephotos digitally

My apologies for losing the girl's names that did our photo shoot…read more We came in with a little time to spare before going to the theater. We were told the shoot would take longer than the time we had to spare. As it turned out, it took much longer to get to the theater for some reason. We came back after the show and the girls took time getting us dressed and taking single and couple shots of wife and I in Victorian era attire. We were told, both smile, then she smile, he not smile, which is what we settled with. The girls were very hospitable and I had good vibes from them. The process of picking one photo out of all was cool. It was like going to the eye doctor and picking the prescription. You like this pic, or do you like this pic? This goes on till you have the final pic. It worked out good. We got a free 8x10 for our gift card, bought 2 5x7's for our children and had them all put in old timey frames. Over all, it was a good experience and nice end product. I recommend this shop for an old time portrait. They have a LOT of clothes and props on site. Very impressive collection.

Everytime my wife and I go to Branson, we make a pit stop here. Grant it, we have a little boy now…read moreso this place is even better, even before our first child we still stopped in and grabbed a few fun little things. They have card games, puzzles, giant stuffed animals, etc. for any and all ages. The staff is very friendly and will explain anything to you if you a have questions. PS it never hurts to ask if they are running a sale on anything. Scored a huge stuff sea turtle for my boy for dirt cheap. He absolutely loves it.

Nice little shop. Lots of leather goods. Belts, boots, travel bags, knife holders, jackets, etc…read more Everything in here seem to be good quality. All the leather in the store makes it smell nice.

White oak station is the convenience store just outside of the big resort owned by the Bass Pro…read moreShop founder. The store offers lots of pumps for fuel, food drinks and food (fast food and hot fast service food). It is clean and has a restroom stop too.

This station sits at the south side of the roundabout just off of Hwy 65 and across from the…read moreentrance to Top of the Rock. It is also the only gas station for several miles. They have a monopoly by having such a great location so close to the entrance to Big Cedar and several other vacation hot spots. Instead of taking full advantage of it, they squander it with one of the most neglected gas stations I've visited in the area (the other being the Pantry Shell station in Branson) When we pulled up on a Sunday morning, every pump was occupied and several vehicles were waiting their turn. A car finally pulled away and as I pulled in, I wondered: why is the small SUV next to this pump taking so long? I soon found out. The gas pumps slower than a bottle of molasses on a cold morning! Needing just 5 gallons to top off my tank took several minutes. While I was waiting for the gas to trickle in, I thought I'd clean the windows. Nope - no paper towels on either side. Want to wash your hands? Forget about it - no sanitizer in the dispenser (out of both of these items by 10 AM?). Those TV screens that they use to entertain you while you wait? It was turned off and it looked like someone had splashed a soda on it and it had run down the screen and dried. Unlucky enough need Premium for your performance car? Cough up an extra .90 per gallon over regular! It also appears that at one time there was a car wash on the side which is now defunct - shame, since the closest one is several miles away! Final thoughts: As long as I have enough gas in my car to go another 10 minutes into Hollister, I'd never buy gas here again. And, I seriously doubt they'd care.

I was looking forward to get these photos done, but it ended up not being what I expected. Shooters…read morewas fine...I wasn't overly impressed. The check out was the worst. They totally try to up-sell everything and to top it off the lady printed the photo we didn't want! We were narrowing down our choices and before we chose which one we wanted to purchase she printed one without our permission. When we said we wanted the other one she said we'd have to pay an extra $15 for it...I think this was a scam. She was trying to get us to pay for both photos instead of one. Uncool business practice. I don't think I'd ever do one of these "old time" photo sessions again.

We visited Shooters while in Branson during our honeymoon. We has lots of fun getting dressed up…read moreand posing for pictures. Our friends and family have enjoyed seeing them.