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| Above, the living room with the music room in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Planning a trip to Memphis, Tennessee? Is Elvis Presley's Graceland part of your plans?
In case this is your first visit, House Beautiful has an article on everything one needs to know when planning a visit. It includes the history of the mansion, where to stay, where to shop, where to eat and how much it will cost.
They begin with:
Elvis Presley's Graceland will always be a buzzy destination. Most recently, though, it’s been in the news because of a letter that surfaced by To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee: “They are trying to turn Harper Lee into a tourist attraction like Graceland and Elvis Presley," wrote the author in the newly-surfaced letter about her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
Like the tiny Alabama town's influx of visitors following Lee's novel (whose setting was loosely based on Monroeville), Memphis saw a huge increase in tourism since Graceland was opened to the public in 1982. Not only did it draw crowds from all U.S. states, but the mansion and surrounding grounds have actually attracted visitors from nearly every country in the world as well.
So, Elvis fans, before you go ahead and plan your trip to Graceland, here are all the answers to your most pressing questions, including why you should visit, how much it costs, and where you should stay.To read more, go here.
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