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Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting up reside 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 photograph, enthusiasts hold out in line outside Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis home, in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley’s Graceland states it will reopen Thursday, May well 21, 2020 soon after it shut down tours and exhibits owing to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday that it has altered its tours, and restaurant and retail operations, considering that it shut in March.Brandon Dill/AP

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now giving dwell on the internet excursions for lovers all around the earth, such as individuals who can’t journey to the Tennessee vacationer attraction during the coronavirus pandemic.

Graceland mentioned the two-hour guided excursions will get virtual guests into Presley’s former Memphis home, which has been turned into a museum, and via the Meditation Backyard garden, exactly where he is buried. The singer and actor died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977.

Also included in the $100 ticket is a tour of Presley’s jet and a wander by way of the amusement sophisticated, which properties exhibits and artifacts similar to Presley. Viewers will be able to check with queries during the tours.


Graceland ordinarily hosts hundreds of thousands of website visitors a year. But the tourist attraction has viewed a drop in readers through the virus outbreak. Graceland was shut for quite a few months previous calendar year and is now open up for constrained-potential, in-particular person tours.

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