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A doomed ocean liner-building beached in Branson. Once inside, can you stand on the sloping deck simulator? How long can you keep your hand on a frozen iceberg?
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- Address:
- 3235 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO
- Directions:
- US Hwy 65 into town, then west at the Hwy 76 exit (Main St./Country Blvd). Around two miles west, at the junction of Hwys 76 (W. Country Blvd) and 165 (Gretna Rd).
- Hours:
- Daily summer 9-9 off-season 9-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 417-334-9500
- RA Rates:
- The Best
- Branson, Missouri - Titanic: World's Largest Museum Attraction
This is a wonderful experience! You are "assigned" a passenger on the Titanic as you enter, and look for information on that person throughout the museum. At the end, on the memorial wall you find out if you survive. Also, if you survive, you find out what happens to the rest of your life.
[Kyla Garrett, 07/08/2016] We couldn't have been more excited. We visited just a month after the 100 year anniversary of its sinking, and they'd added an Unsinkable Molly Brown exhibit. It displays the dress that Debbie Reynolds wore in the movie and some of Margret Brown, the real Molly Brown's personal effects, like family photos and such. You can also hear her voice from the James Cameron movie in the replica lifeboat telling everyone to turn back to save everyone. There's a new Eternal Flame outside, dedicated to those who perished.
The artifacts are what really amazed me. Two of only nine remaining life jackets worn are on display, tea cups and silverware cleaned up and displayed, deck chairs, a whole room dedicated to pictures taken by a priest featuring the only photo of a child on board. What really got me was a pocket watch that stopped about twelve minutes after the ship finally went completely under. I don't know what about it struck me more than the others, but it gave me chills.
The only criticism I have is that it's not a place for really young kids. It's fairly cool throughout the entire museum, which made one girl very finicky, and her continuous crying/screaming really distracted us. Slightly older kids will definitely enjoy it; if they're not old enough to really grasp the educational side, don't bring them! There's some interactive stops, such as sloped decks you can walk on that show how hard it was to hold on while the ship tipped up and sank. The 28 degree water bowl shows the temperature of the water and times how long you can last.
They have a strict no picture policy. They have eyes in the back of their heads! Caught my dad who is very sneaky. All in all, a definite must see.
[Alexandra, 05/30/2012]We went through the Titanic Museum with four kids under 7. It was stroller-friendly (a huge plus when traveling with little ones). The staff was extremely knowledgeable right down to the history of passengers and their pets. The design of the majority of it was exquisite. We spent nearly 4 hours here, and all agreed afterwards that had we not had the 2 year old with us we could have spent a couple more hours. The 3 seven year olds were fascinated with finding their passengers history and fate. They loved trying to shovel the coal, and thought that seeing the dogs walk through made it more "real."
The only thing I found to be disappointing was that cameras and video cameras were strictly not allowed, but toward the end they do offer to take a your picture against a green screen and then they superimpose a couple of backdrops. The pictures did turn out very nice and were ultimately worth the $20.
[Steff J, 06/13/2011]Latest Titanic Museum Opens in Branson
A new museum devoted to everyone's favorite calamity -- Titanic: The Legend Continues -- has opened in Branson, Missouri. Its promoters call it "the world's largest Titanic museum attraction."
The Museum is the latest foray into all things Titanic by John Joslyn, who opened a similar attraction, Titanic: Ship of Dreams, in Orlando in 1999. That attraction has been renamed Titanic: The Experience, after a split between Joslyn and his now-ex-business partner.
Joslyn is the TV producer responsible for Geraldo Rivera's "Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" and for a less-well-remembered Titanic special starring Telly Savales. Joslyn left Orlando with three semitrailer-loads of artifacts and exhibits, intending to permanently display them somewhere. They ended up here, in Hillbilly Hollywood, about as far from an ocean as it's possible to get in America.
From press accounts, Titanic: The Legend Continues is similar in design to its still-open Orlando rival. The new twist on this museum is that it is in a half-size, eight-story tall replica of the Titanic itself. Visitors are asked to "tour the ship," complete with replica staterooms, a full-sized Grand Staircase, and a trip to the chilly bridge to see the iceberg dead ahead. As in Orlando, each visitor is given the name of a Titanic passenger at the entrance, and then sees if he or she has survived at the exit into the gift shop. Also as in Orlando, real artifacts are hard to find here. The best that this place can offer is "the only remaining life vest known to have been worn by a survivor."
Titanic: The Legend Continues opened on March 8, but its official "launch" will take place on April 7 -- the date that the Titanic sailed from Liverpool in 1912. The "bow" of this Titanic will be christened by Regis Philbin, to be followed by the ringing of its bell at noon, a symbolic ritual that will be repeated daily.
For ticket prices and directions, call 800-381-7670.
[03/11/2006]
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