Titanic in Las Vegas

The anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic is coming up this week and I figured it would it would be nice to recount seeing Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition when I was in Las Vegas this past February.  The exhibition include lots of artifacts, many photos and documents, and fully recreated rooms from the ship.  Angela and I loved going through the exhibition, and we were each given a 'ticket' that included personal information of an actual passenger who was on board. 

The exhibition also included a large piece of ice that simulated an actual iceberg, which people were invited to touch.  It also included a large recovered section of the ship, which was appropriately nicknamed the "big piece".  

When I returned home from the trip, I coincidentally watched a documentary on Netflix called Titanic's Final Mystery that referenced the exhibition and investigated the atmospheric influences of mirages--a probable environmental causation of the sinking of the ship.  I strongly recommend the documentary, and it was especially interesting to comprehend a referential link between the Titanic and Las Vegas!

Angela and I had a load of fun going through the exhibition, as you can see for yourself in my photos below.  No photos were allowed inside, but we did get some good keepsake shots that we'll remember for a long time to come.  At the end of the show, we discovered if our assigned passenegers survived or not.  I survived!  Sadly, Angela did not.  But as the song goes...'my heart will go on'.