Graceland
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We all will be received In Graceland. - Paul Simon. |
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Illinois |
Missouri |
Arkansas |
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Tennessee |
Finally! Memphis. |
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| Graceland was originally owned by S. E. Toof, a Memphis newspaper editor, and was named after his daughter. Later, part of the property was given to a niece who built the Colonial style mansion. Elvis bought it in 1957. He added on rooms and redecorated. | 
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On the shuttle bus. |
Unfortunately, you can not see the gates very well. They are quite ornate. |
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Marla loves audio tours. |
Wow. Look at the light that is thrown onto the ceiling. |
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The basic tour does not include the upstairs. |
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The kitchen. Someone was always on call in case any of the residents or guests were hungry. |
Part of the Jungle Room. |
The entertainment room in the basement. Elvis would watch three televisions at once. |
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Marla was dancing to the music that they played during the audio tour. |
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The Jungle Room later in the tour. |
A model of the two-room house in Tupelo where Elvis was born. |
From some of the sports that Elvis enjoyed. |
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From his office. |
From his upstairs wardrobe room. There is a radio in the headboard. |
The clothes that Elvis and Priscilla wore to their wedding. |
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Marla has my headphones. |
Lisa Marie's playground. |
Marla and I shared one audio device. That added a new level of challenge to the tour. |
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But we did fine. |
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I'm trying to draw Mark's attention to the man in the next room. |
We were behind him for most of the tour. |
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Some of his many gold records. |
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Mark with Elvis' Grammies. |
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His Army clothes. |
Clothes from some of his movies. |
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From Jailhouse Rock. |
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Movie posters. |
There is a girl with a teddy bear in that poster. |
From the 1968 TV Special. |
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This room was amazing. It was almost overwhelming when you walked into it. It used to be the raquetball room. |
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Look at this wall. It is covered with gold and platinum records. |
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In the Meditation Garden. |
The graves of Elvis, his parents Gladys and Vernon, and his maternal grandmother Minnie Mae are all in the Meditation Garden. |
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The Lisa Marie jet plane. |
