Titanic: A beginner's guide
On dry land
Titanic and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/titanic/titanic.htm
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has what is generally recognised
as the world's finest collection of wooden artefacts from Titanic.
Halifax was the closest major port to the 1912 sinking and all the recovered
bodies were brought there, along with many pieces of wreckage. These fragments,
including a near perfectly preserved deckchair and large pieces of oak
carving, are featured on the website of the museum's permanent exhibit.
In addition, the site includes: the Titanic passenger and crew
list; the complete list (with details) of the Titanic victims buried
in Halifax; Titanic FAQs; and the museum's information sheet, Titanic:
The unsinkable ship and Halifax.
The Titanic Trail
www.titanic-trail.com/
The Titanic Trail in Cobh (Queenstown), County Cork in Ireland
is a fascinating guided tour. Cobh's Cork Harbour was the last port of
call of RMS Titanic. Locations visited include the White Star Line
Office, the Lusitania Memorial and the famous St Colman's Cathedral.
All of Cobh's buildings, streets and piers have been preserved.
Titanic Park
www.titanicpark.com
Here you can experience the Titanic disaster from a Belfast
perspective – the ship was built by Harland & Wolff there. As
well as the usual history and technical details, you'll find a puzzle,
a quiz, role playing, an adventure and a screen saver.
