ya got to remember Branson basically is a tourist trap that is affordable. IMO
there are lots of great things to take in in that area, the lakes being the largest part of it all. if ya love country folkish music its the meca, especially of the " over the hill" bunch!
find a local, and tell them what types of things interest you and the family, and I bet they can send you off to see things of interest.
kinds like Fl, ya never eat where the tourists go, just where the locals go!!!!!