Elvis Presley’s Graceland beginning are living digital excursions

Elvis Presley’s Graceland beginning are living digital excursions

FILE - In an Aug. 15, 2017 file photo, fans wait in line outside Graceland, Elvis Presley's Memphis home, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley's Graceland says it will reopen Thursday, May 21, 2020 after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday that it has adjusted its tours, and restaurant and retail operations, since it closed in March.
FILE – In an Aug. 15, 2017 file photo, supporters wait in line outdoors Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis residence, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley’s Graceland claims it will reopen Thursday, Might 21, 2020 following it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The vacationer attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday that it has altered its tours, and restaurant and retail functions, given that it shut in March.Brandon Dill/AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now supplying dwell on-line excursions for fans close to the world, like people who are unable to vacation to the Tennessee vacationer attraction for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

Graceland explained the two-hour guided excursions will take digital readers into Presley’s former Memphis property, which has been turned into a museum, and as a result of the Meditation Garden, exactly where he is buried. The singer and actor died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977.

Also provided in the $100 ticket is a tour of Presley’s jet and a stroll through the amusement sophisticated, which houses displays and artifacts similar to Presley. Viewers will be ready to question questions for the duration of the tours.


Graceland normally hosts hundreds of countless numbers of readers a calendar year. But the vacationer attraction has viewed a drop in visitors during the virus outbreak. Graceland was closed for a number of weeks final year and is now open up for restricted-capacity, in-man or woman tours.

Virtual tours are scheduled for Jan. 27, Feb. 25, and March 25, with more dates expected.