Wonder Works Pigeon Forge

 

Wonder Works, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, at 100 Music Road, Pigeon Forge, TN, 37763. 

Do you see the parking lot? It looks packed, only a few parking spaces available. I wondered why! I mean I have driven by this establishment maybe one hundred times and never did it dawn on me pull in, park my car, and see what wonders the attraction had to offer. 

(Side note. I will be there in early November, and I will take the tour. A report with plenty of photos will follow.)

Anyway, as you look at the building, you immediately notice that it is upside down. The entrance is in the center of the bottom. 

Inside the Wonder Works, it offers hundreds of exhibits, plus laser tag, a rope course, and a 4D motion ride. I have to believe the exhibit is well planned and entertaining. 

However, there is one exhibit I was told about inside the building. It is attached to the RMS Titanic disaster sinking from 1912. Of course, the exhibit had photos of the Titanic ship, both inside and outside. But one part of the exhibit, there is a vat of water. The inscription simply read, inside this vase, this is the temperature of the ocean water the night the Titanic sunk after ramming into an iceberg. A sign states that the water temperature that night was 28 degrees. It also dares you to put your hand in the water to see how long you can keep it under the cold water.

Las Vegas Luxor also has a Titanic exhibit with the Big Piece of the ship that they raised. It also has the cold water exhibit with eh cold water. And, I did put my hand in the water. My hand lasted just about ten seconds. I pulled my hand out and rubbed it to warm my hand up. 

Second Side Note: By the way, although the Wonder Works building appears to be upside down on the outside. On the inside, it is not. 

When in Pigeon Forge, try the Wonder Works exhibit and let us know how it was for you.

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Titanic Memorial Plaques

One hundred years ago, April 10th, a relative of mine from the small town Addergoole, in County Mayo, Ireland, boarded the RMS Titanic to begin a new life in America. As fate would have it, my relative never made it to America as he perished on the ship. However, before the ship went down, he assisted many women and children who were trapped below deck in third class escape to the precious few life boats.

The Grassy Knoll Institute salutes him.

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Iceberg That Sank Titanic Located

Titanic Iceberg Located

Iceberg That Sank Luxury Liner Titanic In 1912 Found
While on a routine patrol in the atlantic ocean, the USS Grassy Knoll navy explorer located the iceberg that sank the Titanic.

The Navy ship was mapping icebergs as they made their slow migration into shipping lanes making them dangerous to older ships not equipped with modern sonar and technology. One of the Ensigns on watch spotted a rusty looking object jutting out from one of the icebergs. The ship moved in as close as it could and then Navy Seals were sent in recovery rafts to inspect and retrieve the metal object.

It was flown to Patterson Air Force base and Navy forensics experts determined it was a sheered off piece of the outer hull plating of the ill fated maiden voyage of the Titanic.

Ebay is asking for a cool one million dollars. Bidding ends at 4pm today......

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