Go, Do, See:
Elvis Presley’s Graceland
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et me tell you a secret that will cause my grams to roll in her grave...I am not an Elvis fan. I remember being 5 or 6 and watching my grams dance around the kitchen to Elvis while she canned veggies, but I just never shared her love of Elvis. So when I was on my way to Memphis and Kathy asked me if I would go to Graceland for the magazine...well let’s just say I was not jumping for joy. Graceland offers several different packages for all levels of the Elvis obsessed. We did the Elvis Experience Tour which included a tour of the mansion, self guided tour of his planes and all access to the entertainment complex. You can expect to spend 2-4 -20- | ExtendedWeekendGetaways ~ September, 2021
hours on the tour, it depends on how long you want to stay at each attraction. The plane and jet were the first things we visited. It was neat looking at what was considered high end back then. The inside of the planes were covered in plexiglass so items could not be disturbed or damaged and there was an audio tour. The Entertainment Complex has several different museums that have audio you can listen to to learn about that period of Elvis’ life. One had replicated studio sets from his films, one had his military career, and one had his childhood story. My favorite museum housed all of his costumes. His rhinestone
