Graceland (April 30-May 7, 2023)

Trip to Memphis, Tennessee started with an overnight stop in Bowling Green, Kentucky to break up the miles. Arrived in Memphis on May 1 and visited Sun Records which is a very historic recording studio and then wandered around Beale Street which is the Home of the Blues.

Very cool seeing these historic places which can be seen at left and below. Was a great time, and enjoyed a beautiful day to explore them. 

Weather was very nice and the time of day made it very safe. Memphis is a rather dangerous town from what I have heard and from what I saw on the news with a lot of wild things going on while we were there. Thankfully we had no issues but it is a good town to keep your eyes open and to keep aware of your surroundings.

May 2 we explored Graceland which was the home of the legendary Elvis Prestley. Had a great time there, and explored the house and grounds. We were there two years ago during Covid and the crowds were much lower then. This time, the lines were much longer. 

Visited the house, and the famous "Jungle Room" is below. We also saw his grave while there. Beautiful house! We also toured the museum which is impressive across the street. Cars, motorcycle and especially stage outfits which can also be seen below. The leather suit from the 68 Comeback Special and just a small selection of others. 

May 4 we left Memphis and again stayed in Bowling Green. Both visits we toured some sights there. It is a home of The Corvette Museum (which is well worth seeing) a cool downtown, a train museum, and this aviation museum which can be seen at left. I love aircraft and enjoyed visiting these planes. 

On May 5th we stopped for a couple of nights in a favorite place, Rising Sun, Indiana. There we went to a Derby Party and enjoyed the sights on the river. 

Saw the Steamboat "American Countess" rolling down the Ohio River on May 7 from Louisville where it was during the Kentucky Derby the day before. 

We rolled back home after a remarkable 8 day trip exploring some fun places. Was our second trip to Graceland, hopefully not the last !