Every year, my in-laws and I take a week-long, vacation to Branson, Missouri. Not to experience the usual musical productions, but to take in the beautiful autumn foliage and twinkling holiday lights at Silver Dollar City. The weather is divine; the food – mouthwatering doesn’t even begin to describe it (if you ask the locals where to go that is); the atmosphere – magical and memorable.

Click the photos below to view my favorite captured moments from our 2017 trip.