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A trip to Branson is always a good time, but these great venues double as a valuable history lesson for the family.

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Celebrate Diana—The People’s Princess

Branson Exhibition Center, 3950 Green Mountain Dr., 417-335-6611, princessdianabranson.com

DIANA—The People’s Princess, a major exhibit of royal artifacts, has a new home in Branson. The DIANA experience showcases the life story of one of the most iconic and inspirational figures in recent history. It includes a sampling of the royal dresses Diana chose to auction for charity and hundreds of authentic artifacts relating to her life. The exhibit’s narrative follows Princess Diana’s journey from royal princess to leading humanitarian who traveled the world to bring attention to the causes she supported.

Upon entering the exhibition, guests will view a 15-minute video, which provides initial insight into this historical figure and both the magic and tragic experiences of her life.

A second zone will focus on Diana’s childhood at her Althorp Home. Using professionally curated content, guests will learn about Diana’s ancestral background, early childhood experiences and how her lineage factored into her future relationship with Britain’s Royal Family.
In Zone 3, guests will learn about Diana Spencer, the seemingly perfect choice to be the bride of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. Video will play coverage of both the engagement announcement and the royal wedding, which was viewed by more than 750 million people.
In the fourth zone, there is a historical overview of Diana as the Princess of Wales,  including her preparation for the role, examples of her official engagement schedule and her interaction with members of the royal family.

Zone 5 focuses on her role as mother to the future King of England. Zone 6 is a historical profile of her royal home, Kensington Palace. Zone 7 documents her style transformation from ingénue to icon of style. Zone 8 chronicles Diana’s ascent to global humanitarian. Zone 9 highlights the life change Diana experienced after she was divorced from the heir to the throne, with Zone 10 chronicling the sudden passing of the Princess with the Kensington Gate flower scene.

The 90-minute self-guided DIANA experience concludes in a museum gift store with select items and products to commemorate a visit to the historical exhibition, including an official 50-page program and a music CD of the exhibition experience, scored and produced by Tim Janis, world-renowned composer.

Cool off at Titanic Branson

3235 W. 76 Country Blvd., 417-334-9500 or 800-381-7670, titanicbranson.com

The World’s Largest Titanic Museum Attraction is the #1 permanent year-round family destination in Branson. In operation for four years, it has welcomed aboard more than 2.2 million guests. The 17,000 square-foot ship-shaped structure is built half-scale to the original Titanic and towers more than 100 feet above its anchored position on Highway 76.

A towering symbol of hope and courage, the Titanic Museum Attraction has been painstakingly recreated. A 90-minute self-guided or optional audio tour covers 20 galleries on two decks. Guests relive the last hours of the fateful voyage and make haunting emotional connections to passengers and crew through their words and stories.

You can feel their presence in the galleries where more than 400 personal and private artifacts are on display. Each artifact relates to a passenger or crew member and each has a story to tell.

As you step through the iceberg into the world of the Titanic, you’re given a passenger boarding ticket. On this ticket is the name of an actual Titanic passenger and the class they were traveling. You learn their individual stories and in the Titanic Memorial Room you find out whether they survived or perished.