Elvis Presley: Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and 13.8-acre (5.6 ha) estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles (14.5 km) from Downtown and less than four miles (6 km) north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as a museum. It was opened to the public on June 7, 1982. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1991 and declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006. Graceland has become one of the most-visited private homes in America with over 600000 visitors a year, behind the White House and Biltmore Estate (900000 visitors per year). Elvis Presley died at the estate on August 16, 1977. Presley, his parents Gladys and Vernon Presley, and his grandmother, are buried there in what is called the Meditation Garden. A memorial gravestone for Presley’s twin brother, Jesse Garon, is also at the site. In pop culture The title of Paul Simon’s album Graceland and the title track was inspired by Elvis’ home. The title song, which presents Graceland as a holy place, also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year a year later. The song “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn and later Cher features Graceland prominently. The film 3000 Miles to Graceland is about a group of criminals who plan to rob a casino during an international Elvis week, and to make it easier, they are …
