Our backyard for our short stay was in the Meeman-Shelby State Park about a 20 minute ride from downtown. The park is beautiful if you love dense, towering hardwood tree forests and lots of peace and quiet. The park borders the Mississippi River and we took a drive down to the boat dock to check it out.
We saw a barge making its way up the river
and a butterfly soaking up the sun. (Thinking of you Deb B.)
You can’t be in Memphis and not visit Graceland.
Yeah it was touristy and at times a bit “hokey” but the tour of the mansion was personal and intimate. It was an audio-guided tour so you could spend as much time as you wished in any area that was of interest. Everyone around us was very respectful and reverent. It was nice.
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
TV Room
Pool Room
Jungle Room (Elvis decorated this room himself- slideshow 2 pics)
Racquetball Room (Elvis played this piano for some of his friends on the day he died.)
The actual racquetball court was converted to a trophy/display room after Elvis’ death.
Presley Cemetery
Front of Mansion
There were options to view other exhibits like his cars and his private plane but we stuck to the mansion tour. We aren’t very good tourists and tire quickly of exhibits.
What we don’t tire of is good food and great music, so it is off to Beale Street for a second night of fun!
OH Wendy! That butterfly is a beauty! It appears to be a Limenitis Arthemis (Red Spotted Admiral) and looks very similar to the Papilio Troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail) that we have here in PA!
I thought you might know what it was 🙂 Thanks. I’ll be taking pictures of all kinds of butterflies now that I have someone who can tell me what they are!