He Was the King

On our way back to Michigan we decided to take a route through Memphis to visit the home of Elvis Presley.  Neither of us had been there.

Graceland is a Mansion on the south side of Memphis that Elvis bought when he was 22 years old along with its 13-1/2 acres of land.  It is a real tourist trap now - $10 to park your car then $38 each to take the self-guided tour.  But hey - he was the King!

This was Elvis' den.  He got the idea from LBJ to have three televisions so he could watch all three networks (in those years) at the same time.  CBS - NBC - and ABC.

To take the tour through the mansion and grounds each visitor is given a tablet with headphones to go at his/her own speed as details are explained and shown.  It was very well designed and easy to follow.

The King had plenty of costumes.....

and plenty of trophies and awards....

and gold records....

and vehicles.  

LBJ's car collection could not hold a candle to Elvis.  Here is a purple Cadillac.  He even had some snowmobiles with wheels in front that he could run on the lawns at Graceland.

This is Elvis' grave.  He is buried here along with his parents and a grandmother.

We enjoyed Graceland.