We hit the road early, there is nothing really to see between Nashville and Memphis, again just scooting down the interstates between 75 and 80 mph, at times still being overtaken like I was standing still. I like those drivers, they attract all the police attention. Hit Memphis about midday and headed straight to Gracelands. I should not have been surprised at how busy it was. They must make a fortune out of this place, 47.50 per person. The parking and booking office is across the road from Gracelands. You purchase your tickets and they shove an iPad and earphones in your hand. This is an audio explanation of the house as you are walking through. I was initially disappointed as they just shove you in the house and there is already 50 people inside. Upstairs is roped off, so are most of the rooms, you get forced down roped sections between rooms. Once you get rid of the idiots holding everyone up it turned out to be good. Interesting to see what technology they had back then. The place is a lot smaller than I expected it to be. Loved the jungle room and the basement. Every room has at least one television. You don't realise how successful he was until you get to the trophy room with all the gold records. I cannot think of any other star who still has this many visitors nearly 40 years after his death, definitely one of a kind. Elvis's father Vernon got Elvis and his mothers graves moved to Gracelands for security reasons. Interestingly enough there were only a few sets of flowers and cards on his grave and one has an Australian flag on it. We had to check out his motor museum and personal aircraft as well. The motor museum was fantastic as expected and the plane was luxurious for the time. Ended up being a great visit. It is another thing that I always wanted to do. While in Memphis I wanted to see where Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated, it is the Lorraine Motel which has been preserved and is now the "National Civil Rights Museum". Before going over we had to have a feed. Right next door to the museum is the "Central Bbq". Seemed popular as it had a queue waiting. I had the bbq pulled pork sandwich. The bbq sauce was fantastic. Had a stroll around and checked out the museum and surrounds then started looking for accom. The prices in Memphis for hotels were the most expensive we have seen so far. We found a complex of 5 or 6 casinos about 40k south on an interstate (easy drive), overnight accom in the same type of room as the city was $80 for the Sunday night and $45 for the Monday. Food is reasonably priced as well. Had a few drinks and retired for the night. We decided to spend another day in Memphis rather than rushing back to Dallas.