Visit Graceland only or combine your tour into a larger excursion. Blues City Tours combines Graceland with a tour of Memphis for a seven-hour tour that includes lunch. The Memphis Backbeat Graceland Tour from Backbeat Tours features musicians as tour guides and historic vehicles for some tours. Memphis Tours starts with Graceland and includes the entire musical history of Memphis. See links in Resources.
Board a bus at the Visitors' Center for an audio guided tour of the mansion and grounds. Elvis and daughter Lisa Marie narrate your tour of the living room, music room, TV room, jungle room and more. Among the mementos and costumes, you can see his huge collection of gold records; these trophies take up an entire building. Finish in the Meditation Garden, where Elvis rests.
Tour other aspects of Elvis' life, starting with his two custom airplanes. One includes gold-plated seat belts and suede and leather furniture. Another jet was just for the use of Colonel Parker, his manager. Elvis' Automobile Museum includes his Pink Cadillac, Harley-Davidsons and vehicles from his movies.
Complete your tour at one of the several on-site gift shops and casual restaurants. Most tours allow about three hours to tour Graceland, which should allow plenty of lingering.
Meet up again with your tour group at the Visitor's Center after browsing the gifts or grabbing a bite to eat.
