By Zach Banov and Eric Chyette

Today’s early morning began with a light breakfast at the local Holiday Inn Express before driving off to the historic Graceland. After taking the shuttle to the mansion, we traveled throughout the seemingly infinite hallways, guided by our audio head sets. The majestic house…

By Penina Kessler

Being a complete music buff, a trip to Graceland to view Elvis’ home seemed worth the prospect of an early morning wake up call. I braved countless rooms of tacky 1970s prints until seeing the trophy room, where I was astounded at the magnitude of Elvis’ success.…

By Madi Cogan

After finally opening our eyes this morning we arrived at beautiful Graceland! We got to go inside and tour almost the entire estate! Although it was very dated, it was one of my favorite places we have seen so far.

After that we went back to Beale…

By Ben Pisik

We woke up at 8:15 AM and were all surprised to see the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile outside our hotel. It was funny to hear everyone sing their song.

Our first stop was Graceland, the mansion where Elvis lived when he became famous. We got our headphones and…

From Allie Drimer:

Today my fellow friends and I went to so many amazing places. We started at Graceland, the mansion Elvis bought when he made it big. It is equipped with platinum records, fun beds and the Jungle Room! These past 2 days in Memphis made me gain even…

From Shira Hinds:

Our journey so far has been incredible! We began today with a ride from Birmingham to Tupelo. We stopped in Tupelo to see Elvis Presley’s birthplace. We had a nice discussion about how rock and roll impacted the world. As Billy said “it doesn’t take something revolutionary…

From Josh Deyoung & Josh ‘dubi’ Dubin:

After three day on the road, it feels like we have been friends for so long. We started the morning by going to Graceland. The flashy mansion that Elvis bought for $100,000 which including 14 acres of land back in 1957. After exploring…

From Ashley H. (16 year old from Atlanta):

Hello, dear friends and relatives back at home! Retracing the history of rock and roll in one day is not an easy task, and today we almost completed it. We awoke, had a great continental breakfast and we hit the road, departing…