Upon entry each guest will be handed a boarding pass bearing the name of a Titanic passenger. The fate of this passenger will be revealed on the Memorial Wall. Along the way powerful emotions will surface as guests…

• Walk an elegant replica of the Titanic’s Grand Staircase
• See 400 Real Artifacts
• Touch the frozen surface of an ‘iceberg’
• 90 minute walk-through experience
• See the world’s largest Titanic ship’s model on display
• Stand on the mighty ship’s bridge and hear the Captain’s commands
• View life onboard, see a First Class Stateroom &
  Third Class cabin
• Explore world-class gallery rooms with rare
  historical artifacts
• Try to send an SOS signal from the ship’s
  wireless room
• Kid Friendly – Interactive Experience

And…come meet Molly and Carter (pictured above), Titanic’s Mascots working daily from 9am-5pm as a tribute to the dogs that were onboard Titanic.

The Grand Staircase will take your breath away. Our guide said it was exactly like it was on the Titanic. You can almost picture yourself going back to 1912 at this point. We were surrounded by museum staff, all dressed in 1912 gear, we had our boarding passes, and were anxiously awaiting our fate – at the end of the tour, you get to see if the person on your boarding pass survived or perished.

Next year marks 100 years since the Titanic, the Unsinkable Ship, sank. We all got to take a real rose petal and put it in a container in one of the rooms. On the 100 year anniversary, in 2012, they will take the petals out to the exact spot that the Titanic went down, and release them in memory of the passengers that were on board the ship.

This museum experience was great. Most museums are boring, but this one is completely interactive. You get to try to hold yourself straight on a sloping decks, and you get a feel of how the passengers must have felt on the ship. The girls and I really enjoyed the part where we got to put our hand in 28 degree water, to see how long we could last. The passengers’ whole bodies were in 28 degree water for a very long time. We each only lasted a few minutes with our hand in the below-freezing water. Afterwards, we got our picture taken and got to see them down in the guest shop. They were like the picture above, where we were cropped into a background of the Grand Staircase. The cost was a bit steep ($22), so we passed, but where else will you get pictures like that?

Overall, this was one of the biggest highlights of our trip to Branson. Sapphire is nearly 5, and she got bored pretty quickly, but we kept moving quickly through the museum to keep her on track. This is a unique adventure and very educational. I would recommend it to anyone, but just keep in mind that young children might get antsy. You can read other reviews here, and you can see their official website here. You might want to pre-purchase tickets, as they do sell out quickly. If you purchase your tickets in advance, adult tickets are $22.47 + tax, children 5-12 are $10.77 + tax, and children 4 and under are free. Like I said, the pictures are $22 so plan for that if it’s something you’d be interested in purchasing. The gift shop is priced about the same as most other gift shops – I purchased a few little items for under $5, but expect to spend about $20 if you want anything worth remembering.

With the exception of one unfriendly woman in the gift shop, the staff at the Titanic museum were amazing! They were very friendly, helpful, and informative. My kids really enjoyed the entire experience. We are now going to do a Titanic Lapbook, so stay tuned for it in a future post. The Titanic Museum would make a great field trip!