Step aboard the Titanic at new exhibit in New Orleans

The big picture: When you enter "Titanic: An Immersive Voyage" at the Scottish Rite Temple, you are given a ticket with the name of a passenger or crew member.

• You start with a re-creation of the bow of the ship, where you can take a selfie as you shout, "I'm the king of the world," like Jack in the 1997 "Titanic" blockbuster.
• You can also visit the grand staircase, see china from the first-class dining room and explore other artifacts from the Titanic and its sister ships.
• The real showstopper is a 35-minute movie experience where you sit in full-size replicas of the ship's lifeboats and watch the sinking unfold.

The intrigue: Artifacts include an abandoned gold watch found on the deck of the Titanic as it was being evacuated and a replica of the "Heart of the Ocean" necklace, according to John Zaller, an executive producer at Exhibition Hub Entertainment.

Zoom in: You can do a virtual reality experience for an additional fee and explore the wreckage.

• The exhibit ends with a memorial wall, where you can see if your passenger survived.

Catch up quick: The Titanic sailed from England on April 10, 1912, in route to New York City.

• It hit an iceberg four days later off the coast of Newfoundland and sunk a few hours later.
• About 700 people were saved, History.com says, while more than 1,500 died.
• Most of the ship remains on the ocean floor as a memorial, according to NOAA. The wreckage was discovered in 1985.

Between the lines: The sinking led to several changes in the maritime industry, as outlined in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

• Before the disaster, ships didn't have to carry enough lifeboats for all souls onboard. Now they do.
• Ships also must have a public address system to communicate with passengers.

Zoom out: The New Orleans exhibit spans two floors of the building, which was previously home to the Van Gogh and Monet exhibits.

• The Scottish Rite Temple is owned by the late Joe Jaeger's estate, Zaller says, and had been vacant since 2015, when the New Orleans Freemasons moved to a new building.

If you go: Ticket prices fluctuate, with cheaper options on weekdays. They average about $20 for children and $30 for adults. More prices.

What's next: Zaller says the Titanic exhibit will be in New Orleans through at least this summer and then he'll look at bringing other exhibits to town.

• Options include a Lego exhibition, dinosaurs and a kid-friendly one called "Bubble Planet."
• "And we're developing a couple new ones every year," he tells Axios New Orleans.