While a few cynics dismiss rock 'n' roll's Xanadu as a tourist trap, Graceland (designated a national historic landmark in 2006) remains the predominant reason to visit the region for anyone with an interest in Elvis or Memphis's musical heritage. In the spring of 1957, at the age of 22, the King spent $100,000 on this house, part of a 500-acre farm named Graceland. He lived here until his...
Being herded through a dead guy’s house while listening to a tour from an audio player hanging around your neck probably doesn’t sound like much fun. It is, though, and you’ve gotta do it. Coming to Memphis and skipping Graceland is kind of like going to Asheville and skipping Biltmore Mansion. In most people’s minds, Elvis and Memphis go together like barbeque and coleslaw. Yes, the décor is...
It seems hard to believe, but Graceland, the former home of rock-'n'-roll-legend Elvis Presley and annually the destination of tens of thousands of love-struck pilgrims searching for the ghost of Elvis, is the second most visited home in America. Only the White House receives more visitors each year. A look around at the crowds waiting in various lines at this sprawling complex makes it clear...
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Overview
Since it opened to the public in 1982, Elvis Presley's beloved Graceland has become the nation's most-visited home, second only to the White House. What's the attraction? Perhaps...