Elvis Presley's Graceland

These last few days of our trip seem to be combining very different venues – from a presidential library in Little Rock to Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, TN. Visiting Graceland was nostalgic, looking back at Elvis’s career and listening to his songs. Graceland evoked a previous era with its furnishings, replete with shag carpets and gold colored appliances in the kitchen. However, most of the tour focused on memorabilia including a hall of gold and platinum records, an award from the City of Memphis for Elvis’s philanthropy, and his proudest award, a 1970 Young Man of the Year award from the Jaycee’s. The tour ended in the Meditation Garden where Elvis is buried, along with his parents and grandmother. There is also a memorial to his twin brother who died at birth. We couldn’t be in Memphis without eating BBQ so we went to Corky’s, recommended by friends who previously lived in Memphis, to get their famous dry-rub BBQ ribs. M-m-m-m GOOD!