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Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting live virtual 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, followers hold out in line outdoors Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis property, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley’s Graceland suggests it will reopen Thursday, Could 21, 2020 immediately after it shut down excursions and displays thanks to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, mentioned Sunday that it has altered its tours, and restaurant and retail functions, since it closed in March.Brandon Dill/AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now presenting dwell on line tours for lovers around the planet, which includes individuals who can’t journey to the Tennessee vacationer attraction in the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

Graceland said the two-hour guided excursions will just take virtual readers into Presley’s previous Memphis home, which has been turned into a museum, and as a result of the Meditation Garden, in which he is buried. The singer and actor died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977.

Also incorporated in the $100 ticket is a tour of Presley’s jet and a stroll by the enjoyment complicated, which properties exhibits and artifacts similar to Presley. Viewers will be equipped to inquire thoughts throughout the tours.


Graceland typically hosts hundreds of 1000’s of site visitors a 12 months. But the vacationer attraction has noticed a drop in readers for the duration of the virus outbreak. Graceland was shut for quite a few weeks last 12 months and is now open for minimal-potential, in-particular person tours.

Virtual tours are scheduled for Jan. 27, Feb. 25, and March 25, with more dates predicted.