Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting off stay virtual tours

Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting off stay virtual tours

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 image, followers wait around in line exterior Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis house, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley’s Graceland says it will reopen Thursday, Might 21, 2020 after it shut down excursions and reveals because of to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, explained Sunday that it has altered its excursions, and restaurant and retail operations, given that it closed in March.Brandon Dill/AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now giving are living on line tours for followers all-around the world, such as people who can’t travel to the Tennessee vacationer attraction all through the coronavirus pandemic.

Graceland reported the two-hour guided excursions will choose digital readers into Presley’s former Memphis residence, which has been turned into a museum, and via the Meditation Backyard, where he is buried. The singer and actor died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977.

Also bundled in the $100 ticket is a tour of Presley’s jet and a stroll by way of the enjoyment elaborate, which homes exhibits and artifacts linked to Presley. Viewers will be able to talk to issues during the tours.


Graceland normally hosts hundreds of countless numbers of visitors a 12 months. But the tourist attraction has noticed a drop in website visitors for the duration of the virus outbreak. Graceland was shut for several weeks final year and is now open up for constrained-potential, in-person tours.

Digital tours are scheduled for Jan. 27, Feb. 25, and March 25, with additional dates anticipated.