Graceland

Here we see one half of the game/parlor room. On the right there is a sunken area with nice leather couches. Each tour group consists of about 25 people. Think about 25 people walking through a room with the next group about a minute behind you and you can imagine the urge I had to take pictures quickly; the tough part being getting a clear shot without people blocking you. Here's a secret: you can take your time taking the tour. When you're done you just take the next bus, the attendants there aren't trying to keep groups together. [Full]

Here's my brother Christopher taking a look at a board and I forgot what it said. For the main mansion tour the tourists are given headsets and tape recorders so that they can listen to the self-paced narrator. Cheaper than having a knowledgeable tour guide. Behind Chris you can see Vernon's office. I think Vernon was Presley's manager or something like that. Not very interesting so no pictures of the inside. [Full]

There looks to be extensive fields outside for horses. Didn't see any horses but I guess Elvis liked the horseys. On the lower left you can see part of the chainlinks used to channel people. The organization has had decades to fine tune the place and it looks good and the tourists are well managed to keep them from trampling the place to bits. [Full]

The next section is the Trophy Room. Lots of glass cases with old pictures, costumes, awards, various memorabilia. This particular corridor has both walls filled with sales awards for having records go silver, gold, and platinum. The awards all look pretty much the same, they just have different inscriptions on them. [Full]

This is the last room in the mansion. High ceilinged, with two walls covered with all these plaques. A television shows a 3-minute short, and I forgot what it was about. Some sort of tribute to Elvis. [Full]

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