Visitors are allowed to visit the grounds of Graceland in Memphis and spend time in the Meditation Garden where Elvis and members of his family are buried between 7:30 am and 8:30 am. Walk-ins (welcomed without paying a fee) are asked to leave before the first Tour of the Day starts.
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Visitors are encouraged to
write on the stone walls
bordering Graceland.
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A visitor left a stuffed
Hound Dog.
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Historical Marker is
covered in graffiti.
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The Graceland Gates are decorated
with silhouettes of Elvis playing
the Guitar & Musical Notes.
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The front of the Mansion is
shaded in the early
morning light.
Click on this link for a tour of Elvis Presley's Graceland that was aired on CNN Business.
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This beautiful wreath adorns the gates that lead to the fountains in the Garden.
Vernon Presley was allowed to move the graves of Elvis & his mother, Gladys, from Forest Hill Cemetery to Graceland in October 1977.
The Garden is also the resting place of Elvis' father, Vernon, paternal grandmother Minnie Mae, daughter, Lisa Marie, and grandson Benjamin Keough. A small marker was added to memorialize Elvis' Stillborn twin brother Jessie.
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Gladys' grave at Forest
Hill Cemetery.
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In Memory Of
Jessie Garon Presley
January 8, 1935
Eric and I are among eight early-morning visitors at this quiet though-filled Garden.
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April 25, 1912
August 14, 1958
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Vernon Elvis Presley
April 10, 1916
June 26, 1979
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Elvis' grave
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Elvis Aaron Presley
January 8, !935
August 16, 1977
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Minnie Mae Presley
June 17, 1890
May 8, 1980
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Benjamin Storm Presley Keough
Lisa Marie Presley
Benjamin was born on October 21, 1982. He died on July 12, 2020.
Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968. She died on January 12, 2023.
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A selfie with
Graceland in the
background.
Eric and I walk back to Elvis Presley Blvd. Campground to plan the rest
of our stay in Memphis.
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