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Category : Entertainment / Movie-Related
Location : City : Branson State : Missouri
When : Any Time
Reason to Visit : The museum, is dedicated to the life of the former Leonard Slye or as he is better known, Roy Rogers the "King of the Cowboys".
Born Leonard Slye in Cincinnati in 1911, Roy dropped out of high school and left for California in 1929. After making a living as a truck driver, he learned to sing and play guitar and formed "The Sons of the Pioneers". He sneaked into the lot of Republic Pictures and luckily was hired as a singing cowboy for $75 a week. And the rest they say is history.
On July 6, 1998, Cincinnati native Roy Rogers - the popular entertainer known as the "King of the Cowboys" - died at age 86.
The Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum, once located along historic Route 66 in the town of Victorville, California was moved to Branson, Missouri shortly after Dales death in 2001.
Dale Evans, who was "Queen of the Cowgirls" to "King of the Cowboys" husband Roy Rogers, died February 8, 2001. She was 88.
The Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum is a trip down memory lane for anyone who grew up in the 40's and 50's. Most who grew up during that era consider Roy Rogers & Dale Evans a part of the best of America. Roy Rogers was the clean-living, guitar-strumming
"King of the Cowboys" who galloped into America's heart riding
Trigger across movie and TV screen.
The Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum isn't a typical museum, it's personal. The things that Roy & Dale have done, and their kids and and Trigger. Trigger is here, as well as thousands of bits of memorabilia from the lives of Roy and Dale. Trigger died in 1965 but can be seen stuffed and mounted at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum.
Location:
The Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theater is located on Green Mountain Dr., just off the 76 Music Hwy. right behind Yakov Smirnoff's theater and across from the new Celebration City amusement park.
The address is:
3950 Green Mountain Dr., Branson, MO. 65616
For Recorded Message (hours, prices, directions, etc.)
417-339-1900
Box Office
417-339-1925
The Happy Trails Gift Shop
417-339-2300
Hours of Operation:
Open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
The Museum is closed for the following holidays:
Easter Sunday
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Close at 3:00PM Christmas Eve
Close at 3:00PM New Years Eve
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