Graceland

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We visited Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, in Memphis, Tennessee.

An interactive map:

Gate to the visitor center:

Graceland gates

Welcome to Graceland:

Welcome to Graceland

We had a reservation for a self-guided tour of the Graceland mansion. We each had a somewhat trashed iPad and headphones with an audio and video guide for the tour:

iPad tour guide

Shuttle bus across the road to the mansion:

Shuttle bus to mansion

Graceland mansion:

Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion

Upstairs was not included in the tour; it’s private to the family:

Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion

Backyard:

Graceland mansion

The manager’s office:

Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Elvis's birthplace

More exhibits, starting with Elvis as a child and his parents:

Parents
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Graceland
Graceland
Graceland
Graceland
Graceland
Graceland
Pool
Pool

Gym:

Graceland
Graceland
Graceland

Horses:

Graceland

The Presley graveyard, where Elvis and his family are buried:

Graceland
Graceland
Graveyard
Graveyard
Graveyard
Graceland
Graveyard
Graveyard
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion
Graceland mansion

Then we shuttled back over the road to the museum area, and lunch at Gladys' Diner:

Glady's Diner
Glady's Diner
Glady's Diner
Glady's Diner

We of course had to have grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches:

Glady's Diner
Glady's Diner

Gift store:

Gift store

Elvis exhibits:

Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Elvis exhibits
Graceland mansion
Elvis pic

An interesting experience.