his mother, even though she didn’t drive,
his two private jets, original wardrobe
items that helped him set fashion trends,
and a 20,000-square-foot exhibition that
celebrates his incredible music, movies
and live touring career.
Just across from this home is The
Guest House at Graceland, a new resort
hotel, which is the largest hotel project
in Memphis in over 90 years with 450
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rooms and suites, so don’t let the name
fool you.
From Graceland, it was a short drive
to the legendary Sun Studio, where
Elvis made his first recording with Sam
Phillips, and which many consider to
be the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll. It was
Sun Studio that established Memphis as
a music center. Next, we visited the Stax
Museum of American Soul Music at the
Places to Visit
Graceland, The Home
of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Boulevard
(901) 443-3000
Sun Studio
706 Union Ave.
(800) 441-6279
Stax Museum of American
Soul Music
926 E. McLemore Ave.
(901) 261-6338
National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry St.
(901) 521-9699
Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Road
(901) 636-4100
Memphis Zoo
2000 Prentiss Place
(901) 333-6568
The Peabody Hotel
149 Union Ave.
(901) 529-4000
Belz Museum of Asian and
Judaic Art
119 S. Main St.
(901) 523-2787
The National Civil Rights Museum is located at the
historic Lorraine Motel, where civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
You can tour Sun Studio, where
Sam Phillips recorded the million-
dollar quartet of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.
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