I Had Not Heard Of This Exhibition Before,

which is strange as there are two of them, this is the Titanic, it is a scale replica of the famous ship's front bow, standing 100 feet tall and three decks high, the £16million Titanic of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is billed as the world's largest museum attraction, the 30,000 square foot museum was opened in April of this year to celebrate the 1,517 passengers and crew who died on April 15th 1912, 'This museum is not a thrill ride or Hollywood style museum,' said Mary Kellogg-Joslyn, the Titanic Museum Attractions owner, 'it is an interactive experience that brings in all elements of the famous and tragic Titanic story for families to experience, on entering the front foyer, guests part with £13 for entry and are presented with a boarding pass that has the name of one of the deceased from the ill-fated voyage,'

and on entry into the main ship are confronted with an incredible £675,000 exact recreation of the White Star liners Grand Staircase, I guess the most famous and recognised staircase in the world, also featured in the museum, 'We have White Star cutlery and tea sets from the company that built the ship in Belfast in 1910,' said Mrs Kellogg-Joslyn, 'Our most impressive display is the life-jacket of Madeline Astor, the American heiress and millionaire who was rescued from the sinking vessel,'

'and we also have installed a section where you can place your hand inside a tank of water which is at -2 (28f), the temperature the sea was when the ship sank, that caused the majority of the deaths as it was impossible to last more than 15 minutes in that water.' of course, James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film of the same name is not far away, 'we have a first class cabin parlour that is the same design as the one where Leonardo DiCaprio drew Kate Winslet's portrait when they were Jack and Rose,' said Mrs Kellogg-Joslyn,

the second such museum of its kind in the United States, the Pigeon Forge Titanic has an identical sister ship in Branson Missouri, what for me is strange though, is how we still 'remember' this sinking above all others, even till this day.