Titanic Venues Belfast

The Titanic Belfast museum was my wife’s most anticipated place to see on our two week, guided tour of Ireland and Scotland. She is a huge fan of the Titanic movie and she is also very interested in the real life history of the great passenger ship that was built here in Belfast, Ireland. This museum didn’t disappoint and it was one of the most interesting museums that I have ever seen. The museum is well organized from design and construction, to the shipyard, the launch and voyage. It holds a massive, detailed model of the ship, giant displays of the Cunard posters, a lifeboat, exhibits of the different furnished rooms and state rooms for the various classes. The information on the life of the workers and tradesmen who built the great ship were also very interesting. The spot where the Titanic was launched is still there and clearly marked. The SS Nomadic, the tender used to transfer passengers and mail to the Titanic is nearby as well and you can explore it. The gift shop is also fantastic. If you are interested at all in the Titanic, this is an excellent place to visit. My wife was only dissatisfied with the lack of surviving Titanic recovered artifacts, but they are owned by a separate institute in the US. Well worth the time to see this museum. For Game of Thrones fans, the exhibit for that is next door and you can do them both in an afternoon.