Introduction -- What's where in the Ozarks -- Branson, Missouri -- The northern border. Route 66 Country -- The Lake of the Ozarks -- The Osage Lakes District -- The southwest Missouri Ozarks. The Ozark mining region -- Springfield, Missouri -- The Ozark heritage region. The original Ozarks -- The Ozark National Scenic Riverways -- The Arkansas Ozarks. Eureka Springs and Northwest Arkansas -- The White and the Buffalo.