{"id":59813,"date":"2017-05-02T17:07:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T22:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=59813"},"modified":"2017-09-18T23:50:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T04:50:47","slug":"stay-graceland-7-reasons-visit-memphis-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/stay-graceland-7-reasons-visit-memphis-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay at Graceland and 7 other reasons to visit Memphis now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home of the blues, the birthplace of rock n\u2019 roll and a place where barbecue is also king, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Memphis-Hotels-The-Guest-House-At-Graceland.h14873603.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis<\/a>. But make no mistake, this is now and forever Elvis country, too. While you\u2019ll feel the King&#8217;s spirit wherever you go, nowhere is it stronger than at Elvis&#8217;s home at Graceland. And now you can steep yourself in the spirit even more by spending a night just across the street at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Memphis-Hotels-The-Guest-House-At-Graceland.h14873603.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guest House at Graceland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/austin-vs-nashville-urban-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> Austin vs Nashville: Who&#8217;ll come out on top?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59817\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59817\" class=\"wp-image-59817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-601x340.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-512x290.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-1250x707.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/graceland-mansion-400x226.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graceland, Elvis\u2019 oasis with stables, planes and automobiles. | Photo courtesy of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Graceland<\/h1>\n<p>Named <a href=\"http:\/\/Elvis.com\/graceland\/tours\">Graceland<\/a> even before it became Elvis\u2019 home, this sprawling getaway\u2014and National Historic Landmark\u2014may surprise you. Presley purchased this 14-acre estate in 1957, and it remains largely unchanged. By today\u2019s standards, Graceland is modest, though a bit kitschy with \u201870s-style shag carpeting and d\u00e9cor. But back in the day, this estate was a showplace of horses and cars. And yes, Elvis is buried here in the Meditation Garden. Take a self-guided tour of the house and grounds and see why Graceland was his oasis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60421\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60421\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland.png 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland-600x407.png 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland-501x340.png 501w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/guest-house-at-graceland-400x272.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Guest House at Graceland<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>The new Guest House at Graceland<\/h1>\n<p>Elvis\u2019s legacy is now a reality at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Memphis-Hotels-The-Guest-House-At-Graceland.h14873603.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guest House at Graceland<\/a>, just a few steps from the gates of Graceland. The property has been inspired by the warm, Southern hospitality that Elvis always showed his guests. You\u2019ll stand in awe of the Southern Colonial design, as well as breathtaking interiors that features 450 rooms with modern amenities\u2014it&#8217;s a king-sized hotel, just as Elvis would have liked.<\/p>\n<h1>The new Elvis Presley\u2019s Memphis complex<\/h1>\n<p>Just opened is <a href=\"http:\/\/graceland.com\">Elvis Presley\u2019s Memphis,<\/a> a $45 million mega-entertainment complex of 15 attractions with museums, exhibits, restaurants and shops. Be wowed by Elvis&#8217; collection of flashy hot rods, classic cars and iconic pink Cadillac at the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum. Discover his artistry and influence at Elvis: The Entertainer Career Museum, as well as the Fashion King Exhibit that showcases his famous jump suits. Looking for an Elvis souvenir? You name it, the gift shop&#8217;s got Elvis on it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59816\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59816\" class=\"wp-image-59816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-525x340.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-1250x810.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/elvis-jumpsuits-400x259.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elvis: The Entertainer | Photo courtesy of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Elvis Week (August 11\u201319, 2017)<\/h1>\n<p>Each August, fans from around the world gather for <a href=\"http:\/\/ElvisWeek.com\">Elvis Week<\/a>. This August marks the 40th anniversary of his passing and will be celebrated with the traditional Elvis candlelight vigil, plus concerts, dances, a 5K run and Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. The Elvis Candlelight Vigil begins at 8:30 pm on August 15 and lasts well into the wee hours on August 16, as fans walk up the driveway to the Meditation Garden holding a candle in quiet remembrance of the \u201cKing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t worry, the King of Rewards programs has not left the building\u2014join today!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59814\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59814\" class=\"wp-image-59814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beale_Street___Brass_SF1ElnsT8A7q35SrC5Wknjs18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beat goes on day and night at Beale Street | Photo by David Meany \/ Memphis Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Beale Street<\/h1>\n<p>Voted the second-most popular entertainment district in the U.S., historic Beale Street is just three blocks long, but commands an eclectic collection of live music offerings. Walk down the street any time of day or night and hear rhythm and blues, jazz and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll calling to you. Be sure to stop by B.B. King\u2019s Blues Club for the music and the menu. <a href=\"http:\/\/Ittabenamemphis.com\">Itta Bena<\/a>, named for King\u2019s hometown, serves contemporary Southern cuisine with a Delta twist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59831\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59831\" class=\"wp-image-59831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sun_Studios___Instruments_SUD6huvEWOoL7WuoXVgI5Js18q0ABlZBh_rgb_l-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun Studio | Photo courtesy of Memphis Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Sun Studios<\/h1>\n<p>Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash all recorded in this National Historic Landmark. <a href=\"http:\/\/sunstudios.com\">Sun Studios<\/a> is also home to the historic 1956 jam session that served as inspiration for the Broadway hit \u201cMillion Dollar Quartet.\u201d Listen to outtakes from famous recording sessions, make a CD of your own recording and get the chills touching Elvis\u2019 first microphone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59819\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59819\" class=\"wp-image-59819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s.jpg 2128w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-511x340.jpg 511w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-1250x832.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stax_Honors_Former_Recording_Artists_Suw9yRXH4WWXS4UtN_JhSTt18q0ABlZBh_cmyk_s-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stax Museum Wall of Honor | Photo courtesy of Memphis Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>STAX Museum of American Soul Music<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staxmuseum.com\/\">STAX Museum<\/a> stands on the site of the original STAX recording studio, highlighting the history of soul music. Check out the floor-to-ceiling record collection from the studio\u2019s Top 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Then, show off your dance moves at the Express Yourself dance floor and see Superfly Isaac Hayes\u2019 Cadillac Eldorado.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrightsmuseum.org\/\">National Civil Rights Museum<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>This multi-million dollar museum reopened in 2014 on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers&#8217; strike. Learn more about this tragedy and the pioneers of the civil rights movement at the new interactive exhibits.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59836\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59836\" class=\"wp-image-59836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gus_s_Fried_Chicken-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gus&#8217;s World Famous Fried Chicken<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Gus&#8217;s World Famous Fried Chicken and Central BBQ<\/h1>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason these Memphis mainstays are rated high among the city&#8217;s restaurants. Gus&#8217;s spicy fried chicken is simply the best. So are the fried pickles and fried green tomatoes. Try the pecan pie for dessert. And for great barbecue, you can&#8217;t go wrong at Central BBQ.<\/p>\n<p>Plan your getaway to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Memphis-Hotels-The-Guest-House-At-Graceland.h14873603.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis<\/a> this spring or summer. Make Elvis a part of your vacay and \u201cget all shook up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See what&#8217;s new in Elvis&#8217; hometown. 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