We prepared 30 stunning photos of abandoned mansions in Branson. The unfinished resort has become a viral sensation. TikTok users describe mansions as spooky and scary.This was supposed to be a $1.60 billion resort community. This is known to locals as the Indian Ridge Resort. It was supposed to be a master community with retail vacation homes and a lakeside view. But instead it turned into a ghost town when the 2008 housing crisis hit.
The original lead developer Jim Shirato was fined for violating state clean water laws and five people were convicted and sentenced for their roles in a real estate fraud. Five people had ended up in federal prison.
Why are Mansions in Branson Abandoned?
Financial crisis of 2008 crisis affected the housing market. This, along with legal troubles, all but ensured that the Indian Ridge Resort project never came to be. Two companies involved with the project (Indian Ridge Resort Inc. and and North Shore Investments LLC) pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. Federal regulators shut down Columbian Bank and Trust in 2008, halting the development of mansions in Branson. The developers could not get the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to let the project proceed. Since then mansions are abandoned.
Are there many Abandoned Mansions in Branson?
There are nine buildings and 64 buildable lots in Branson. Many were near completion when the project was shut down. The abandoned mansions are continuing their slow decay. The buildings remain unfinished in plain sight for drivers on State Highway 76.
Stunning Photos of Mansions in Branson
Inside Mansion Photos
Where are mansions in Branson located?
The abandoned mansions next to Table Rock Lake, east of Branson West, visible from Route 76. Locals drive by these abandoned mansions and they usually stop and look at it. It looks like now engineers starting to demolish mansions.
How To Get to the Abandoned Mansions in Branson?
There are 3 routes from Branson to an abandoned mansions in Indian Ridge Resort.
via State Hwy 76 W
- Head west toward S 3rd St 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto S 4th St 174 ft
- Turn left at the 1st cross street onto W Main St (Pass by Casey’s (on the right in 0.2 mi)
- Turn right onto Roark Valley Rd2.1 mi
- Turn left onto Shepherd of the Hills Expy1.4 mi
- Turn right onto State Hwy 76 W/76 Country Blvd (Continue to follow State Hwy 76 W)
- Continue straight onto State Hwy 265/State Hwy 76 (Destination will be on the left)
via State Hwy 465
- Head east toward Red Rte/Veterans Blvd3 s (69 ft)
- Turn left onto Red Rte/Veterans Blvd48 s (174 ft)
- Get on US-65 N
- Continue on US-65 N. Take State Hwy 465 to State Hwy 265/State Hwy 76 in Ruth C Township
via Shepherd of the Hills Expy and State Hwy 76 W
- Head east toward Red Rte/Veterans Blvd3 s (69 ft)
- Follow Red Rte and State Hwy 248 W to Shepherd of the Hills Expy
- Follow Shepherd of the Hills Expy to State Hwy 76 W/76 Country Blvd in Branson
- Drive to State Hwy 265/State Hwy 76 in Ruth C Township
Branson on Google Maps
Abandoned mansions in Branson coordinates: 36.691939215360385, -93.3427543633666.
We have trekked location on Google Maps
