Ireland / submitted by Karen Cocke of Virginia Beach
Titanic Belfast Museum is a massive museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and stands on the site of the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built in the early 1900s. Not only does the front of the aluminum-clad structure mirror the shape of the ship’s prow, but its height is also the same as Titanic’s hull at 124 feet (with the addition of its funnels, the actual ship was 175 feet tall). Inside there are nine interactive galleries telling the ill-fated ship’s story from start to finish. I have visited many exhibits about the Titanic over the years, but this one, standing where the ship actually stood, was the most poignant of all.
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