By Andrew Fishman

Today started out at the home of the great Elvis Presley. Being a lover of music, I greatly appreciate what Elvis did for music, and seeing Graceland added to my appreciation. Seeing his grave made me more emotional than I expected it would.  People idolized Elvis in …

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By Tyler Diamond

Today I awoke to a chicken biscuit and then got on the bus and took off to Tupelo, Mississppi and the birth home of Elvis Presley. He lived here until he was 13 and moved to Memphis. We got to see the …

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 Brianna Wolin

From the moment I got the itinerary for the summer, I knew that the day in Mississippi and Tennessee would be one I would never forget.

After a 2.5 hour ride from Birmingham, Billy spoke into the loudspeaker on the bus and said, “Etgar 36, welcome to …

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 Ryan Leopold

Today was a day of legends in the living. After making my first waffle in the morning we left the state of Alabama and went to Mississippi. When we pulled into Tupelo, Elvis’ hometown, I didn’t know what to think.  It was as if someone had chosen …

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 Madi Cogan

After waking up on time, we ate a great breakfast and loaded the bus to head over to Elvis Presley’s birth home in Tupelo, Mississippi. We got to see the house he grew up in as well as visit the amazing Elvis gift shop next door.

We …

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 …

By Greg Tourial

Today we started by leaving Birmingham and traveling to Tupelo… the birth home of Elvis Presley. We walked around his shotgun shack house and read about his elementary school years. Billy also led a discussion with us on the history of rock and roll and the importance …