Happy Monday everyone. It's the start of a new and busy week for me. It includes trips to western Kentucky, a return to Nashville as well as a ventriloquist performance. More on all of those coming up in future posts.
Time now to return to that beautiful place in the Ozarks, Branson, MO. When I ended my last post, my wife and I were in the middle of our day at the museum.
After an "all's well that ends well" lunch experience at a not-so-nearby Pizza Hut (I'll tell you the details if you ask) we returned to the Toy Museum complex to continue our tour of some of the other museums.
When we walked in the door of building #2 the very enthusiastic lady at the front desk pointed us to the BB Gun museum to our right. We decided to skip it and headed down the hall to start the 2nd leg of our tour.
Although I was ready to see the stuffed bears and the checkers, I was not ready for the additional toys we encountered. But I really enjoyed them.
First up was a section of popular si-fi toys. I'm talking Star Trek and Star Wars. The amount of toys and collectibles on display from these two iconic franchises, especially Star Wars, was almost over whelming.
Here are just a few of the display cases. Can you find something you had as a kid or is now in your collection?
Next we found a room devoted entirely to Barbie and doll houses. Paula found a couple of dolls that she used to have.
I didn't get any pictures of the Sterns bears. But I do have pictures of the World of Checkers room.
The Paul Harvey Jr. Museum was a series of small room dioramas that recreated a typical life of a kid growing up in the 50s.
I was surprised to see a children's version of a type of lamp that my mom used to have in our living room when I was growing up.
I don't know what the actual name of this lamp but I have been searching for one for a while. It uses the heat of the light inside to spin the cylinder on a spindle. If you know what they are called or where I can find some please let me know.
Other than the toy museum, my favorite display of the day was the model railroad exhibit. Created and managed by the Roak Valley Modular Railroad Club this layout has some wonderful scenery, buildings and, of course running trains. The mural on the back wall really enhances the whole platform. Here are some pictures and videos.
This video gives you an overview of the whole layout.
Just two trains that pass on the line
This one really shows a close up of the detail of the wall mural which really accents the whole platform.
After we spent some time enjoying the model railroad, our tour and day of exploring Branson came to an end.
We went back to our hotel, hung out with Mark & Patty and their other guests.
Our evening plans were to go to one of Branson's many theaters to see a performance of one of my favorite singers from the 1970.
While I had anticipated spending the evening enjoying an entertaining show, it turned out to mean so much more than I expected. More about that in my next post as I continue my recollections of my first visit to Branson. Come back Friday for Part 3.
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