Beale St or Broadway ?

It's not going to make you more culturally literate, but everyone should visit Graceland once in their lifetime.

 

Interesting. Have to believe you can rent an albino in Memphis, the demand can't be that high. I could pull off Abby McDeere, I resemble Jeanne Tripplehorn without the gigantic wax lips. Will have to find another role for Boom, though, he's 3 feet taller than Tom Cruise.

I always think of the Peabody as a place that people gush about, but then later admit they've never stayed there. (Bad grammar there, I know.)

 

Ooh, rooms at the Peabody come with an ironing board!

Also a really bad comma after 'with.' I think we have to look into the Hampton Inn or something.

 

I will need to have my pants pressed after a long drive.

 

I have stayed at the Peabody, and it's beautiful. The fire alarm did go off in the middle of the night, as did the sprinkler system, so we spent a nice block of time standing outside the hotel at 3 AM. But that was several years ago and probably not a nightly occurrence. I think somebody on the hotel staff said a drunken band member pulled the alarm.

That makes the Peabody sound like a Best Western.

I don't know what to tell you.

 

I seriously considered taking the $50K to move down there.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/2.209/group-offers-jews-50-000-to-move-to-u-s-bible-belt-town-1.253440

 

Be prepared to pay an arm and a leg to get into Graceland.

 

Memphis is underrated. The music and food, Sun Records, Stax Records, Graceland, the hotel were MLK was shot. Also worth hitting Tupelo and seeing the home Elvis was born in. Clarksdale, Miss. (The Crossroads) is also worth a look.

 

The National Civil Rights Museum — built on the grounds of the Lorraine Motel, the aforementioned place where King was shot — is really outstanding.

 

Peabody looks a tad more "touristy" than I would have imagined.

 

But it's worth it. And I say that as not a huge Elvis fan.

Get the audio tour guide thing. And charge your camera batteries.

 

As an Elvis fan I thought Graceland was cool (also did the Spinal Tap "Heartbreak Hotel" thing at his graveside) but for a music freak like me touring Sun Studios was awesome.