10 Titanic sites for travelers

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 01:00 — Anonymous by Anthea GerrieWhen the
"unsinkable" 52,000-ton RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and slid to the
bottom of the ocean on her maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, you'd think it
would be a night to forget, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. But not a
bit of it -- the Titanic centennial will be a worldfest of commemorations,
re-enactments, auctions and other special events taking place on both sides
of the Atlantic, plus a couple of less likely sites around the globe.
Here's a rundown on where to see the fixtures, fittings and other artefacts
which survived, relive the voyage of those who didn't and buy into the
atmosphere of the world's most advanced steamship of the times, doomed
forever to the deep by pride, folly and human error. 1. Belfast, Northern
Ireland Even the chippie is getting on board in Belfast. In the city where
the fated liner was built, £90 million (US$143 million) and three years have
been invested to create a "Titanic Experience" on the old Harland and
Wolff ship-building yard. The show -- the world's largest such experience
-- opened on March 31 with full-scale reconstructions, rides and a bevy of
special effects to tell how Titanic was conceived at the dawn of the 20th
century prior to sailing out of Belfast on April 2, 1912.read more