Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting up stay 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 picture, supporters wait in line exterior Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis property, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley’s Graceland claims it will reopen Thursday, May 21, 2020 right after it shut down excursions and reveals due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The vacationer attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, stated Sunday that it has modified its tours, and cafe and retail operations, given that it shut in March.Brandon Dill/AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now supplying reside on the net tours for supporters all around the world, including all those who won’t be able to travel to the Tennessee tourist attraction for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

Graceland explained the two-hour guided tours will choose digital guests into Presley’s previous Memphis dwelling, which has been turned into a museum, and by the Meditation Yard, where by he is buried. The singer and actor died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977.

Also integrated in the $100 ticket is a tour of Presley’s jet and a stroll through the amusement complex, which residences reveals and artifacts associated to Presley. Viewers will be able to inquire inquiries during the excursions.

Graceland ordinarily hosts hundreds of countless numbers of site visitors a 12 months. But the vacationer attraction has seen a drop in readers for the duration of the virus outbreak. Graceland was closed for many months final 12 months and is now open up for constrained-capability, in-man or woman excursions.

Digital excursions are scheduled for Jan. 27, Feb. 25, and March 25, with a lot more dates expected.