It's All about Elvis.....Graceland in Memphis and onto his birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi


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October 21st 2015
Published: October 22nd 2015
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"She says": This part of the trip was a trip down memory lane. I grew up with Elvis' music as a lot of you have. As we headed south from Nashville the surrounding landscape changed again....now we are seeing cotton fields and strange vines growing over many trees and bushes. The rv park was right next door to Graceland gate. We spent the day walking around the shops and looking at all the "stuff" ... Read Full Entry



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Entrance to the media room
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The media room
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They called this room the Pool Room. All the walls are pleated fabric.
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This is back of the mansion going toward the studio
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Elvis' office
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Next door was his own private shooting range...
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The stables and grounds
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We now enter Elvis' collection. Rooms and rooms of records and awards....
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This was a life size painting
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Who remembers these???? We had one in our livingroom growing up and this is where I saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show....
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Lots of his clothing from his movies were displayed.
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This is his suit he married Priscilla in
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Priscilla's wedding gown.
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Entering another building on the mansion property. They called it the studio room.
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There were thousands of records and awards.



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