Graceland

Graceland is the formerly inhabited by Elvis Presley estate in Memphis, Tennessee.

The musician moved into the house in the spring of 1957. On August 16, 1977, he was found dead in his Graceland bathroom and buried later on the grounds of the property. In 1982, the site of Presley's former wife Priscilla Presley was opened to the public, primarily to cover the running costs of $ 500,000 annually. Since then, Graceland is a pilgrimage site for fans. Every year around 600,000 people since 2006 designated as a National Historic Landmark site.

Tourism

The annual 600,000 visitors Gracelands can complete a audio tour of the estate. Those leads through the living rooms and kitchen of the house and by the lying in the basement TV and billiard room with bar as well as " Jungle Room " on the ground floor, where Elvis Presley in February and October 1976 his last two albums "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee "and" Moody Blue " recorded, can be visited. The tour ends outside the building at Presley's grave.

The upper floor is not accessible to the public.

Collections

In a separate building there is Presley's car collection and are very close to his two planes Lisa Marie ( a Convair CV 880 ) and Hound Dog II ( a Lockheed JetStar ) issued. The room in which Elvis Presley's Awards are seeing is located outside the main house, showing a large collection of platinum and gold records, and other trophies that the artist received in the course of his career. One can also see stage costumes, photographs, and other collection pieces from the life of a musician.