Graceland

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

Graceland

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.

Cadillac Ranch

We visited a famous roadside attraction, Cadillac Ranch, an art installation of ten Cadillac cars, buried nose-first in the ground since 1974, in Amarillo, Texas.

Graffiti on the road:

Graffiti on the road

They sell spray paint and merch; people are allowed and encouraged to spray on the cars:

Spray paint and merch

Approaching Cadillac Ranch:

Cadillac Ranch

Lots of people when we visited:

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

A fun roadside attraction.

Wall Drug

Near Badlands National Park is the town of Wall, South Dakota, and a famous roadside tourist attraction called Wall Drug Store, or simply Wall Drug. (Wikipedia.)

Billboards along I-90:

Billboards along I-90

Billboards along I-90

Billboards along I-90

Wall

Wall

Map:

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

We had lunch in the cafe:

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

A special gravy-smothered sandwich:

Wall Drug

The “backyard”:

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Their first attraction, free ice water:

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Wall Drug

Cheesetastic.