TITANIC Museum Attraction — Attraction in Pigeon Forge

So lets unpack this major piece of history museum. The outside is a replica sinking titanic. When you arrive you can purchase your ticket for about 55 dollars for adults kids under 3 are free. Because my family has a no sweets after 1 rule we went ahead and ate ice cream first and then purchased tickets and went to the entrance where a lady dressed in a victorian maids costume from the time period of titanic gave us all a real survivor or someone who perished. you then proceeded to the photo guy who took our photo and that pose was super imposed in front of the grand staircase and one other place. The first floor was no photos but then everything on the second floor is fair game as far as photos. We then proceeded to the second lady who gave us a device and let us in to have tickets scanned and off we went. If you have littles you can type the youth number of each station and it explains everything on their level. The first floor is all of the making of titanic its shipyard in belfast, its architect, the furnace rooms and steerage and 2nd and 3rd class accommodations. You wrap up the first floor by ending with the grand staircase which is as glorious as you would think it is. Ascending that staircase or the elevator you immediately enter into a first class room and its so stunning you gasp a little. Followed by the first class hallway and the music room. At some point you end up on the front of the ship and you get to experience how cold it might've been those last hours and how cold the water these poor people landed in. The museum pays major tribute to the children of titanic those who survived and did not. We as figured by actual facts and as the movie portrayed almost all the children made it out. Also of major significance which is not something i knew but the level of consideration the titanic had for jewish passenger with a completely separate kosher kitchen and cuisine for them. Our little boy identity card was not only a 7 year old from russia but a jewish one. He survived and lived to...

Outside of a few of the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C. the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge is the best museum I have ever been to. To say it is eloquently put together is an understatement. This museum is very well done. My wife and I spent almost three hours exploring all it has to offer. A highlight is the electronic device given to you at entry. As you progress through the museum you type in the number of specific displays and an audio recording explains the piece, item, or artifact. We found this very well done. As others have said, you also get a card with a name on it when entering. At the end of the museum you find out whether the person on your card survived the sinking. I was a little disappointed in my name, Charles Lightoller, because I already knew from my own reading about the Titanic that he survived. I thought of asking for a different name but ended up keeping his, though. One thing I wished for was the ability to take photographs on the first floor. The first floor has on display an actual deck chair from the Titanic and I would have loved to have a photograph of it. Of course, the highlight, at least for me, of the entire museum is on the second floor. On display there is the actual life jacket worn by John Jacob Astor's wife, Madeline. If my memory serves me the display says it is one of only three known life jackets in existence that can be tied directly to a specific person. Just imagining John Astor standing with his wife while she donned the life jacket is just a haunting reminder of that night. The other major highlight for me is a section where you can place your hands in water that is kept at a constant 28 degrees. My hand began hurting within five or ten seconds. Thinking of how awful it must have been for those in the water that night again only added to the sadness of the reminder.

The Titanic Museum is a must-see for anyone visiting Pigeon Forge. And, if you are a veteran, or member of the military, you can purchase...

Visiting for the history is the goal (with a few decent photo ops, only allowed on the second floor, which they were pretty adamant about). With historical artifacts and information, this is a great stop to learn a little more about the tragic event. I wanted to give it three stars, because most of the employees were NOT friendly AT ALL. One in particular, upon entrance, was quite hateful, pretty much yelling at my mother because she didn't hear the rapid directions about lining up shoulder-to-shoulder (my mom was just entering the room, so she didn't receive the instructions in the first place, and the employee harshly scolded her with harsh verbal direction). They were all matter-of-fact, brash, and cold. The ONLY employee that was super friendly and helpful was Ginger on the second floor in the "fate" room. She is a wealth of knowledge about the passengers' lives, and she conveyed the information in an ecstatically amiable manner. Thank you, Ginger, you made this trip much more enjoyable and informative!! Something we learned from her - while the movie emphasizes the good vs. bad for Hollywood entertainment (violence/fighting), the event itself involved none of that. In fact, people helped one another and sacrificed for one another (despite their social status/class). Several families sacrificed themselves in order to stay together until the end. There were also no gates that locked anyone in; any gates that were on board were only waste high, so there was ample means of escape (as much as possible, anyway) for everyone. So, don't let Hollywood's fake melodrama deter from historical fact. I would definitely order tickets ahead during peak seasons. It wasn't terribly crowded, but it was snowy cold, and you do have to wait outdoors for a bit (both in your car until they text you, then in a roped queue line outside). We paid roughly $32/person through a discounted site (Pigeon Forge TN Guide/Tripster). It could have been cheaper for what is offered...