Apparently I never posted this... I'm the worst. And now it's kind of the worst too.
Ok so, the last bit of the trip was actually the part I wanted to see most. We were going to Graceland!!! I was very, very (much) excited for this. First we stopped in Mississippi at the petrified forest, mostly out of curiosity. It was a nice walk. There were plenty of petrified logs, but they look like regular logs so... yeah. Neat anyway. This is an ancient log:
Petrified in the Petrified forest?
Next stop Memphis! Beale Street is pretty short, which is a bit surprising given how much it's advertised. There were a bunch of great music spots though and we did hang out for some very good bar shows.
But the main attraction was this place. It was everything I'd hoped it would be. I was prepared for it being small because a number of people had mentioned that, but I wasn't prepared for the all out gloriousness of the 70's time stop. I knew it would be great, but I didn't imagine THIS great.
Creepy monkey statue with mirror ceiling? Check.
Crazy carved wood chairs and carpeted ceiling? Check. (no flashes allowed, boo.)
And there was more. So much more... folded fabric wallpaper, so many mirrors....
Obviously there were the suits. Ryan and I were planning to get matching jumpsuits, but sadly they didn't have my size.
Best. Trashcans. Ever.
To even out my Elvis tour (which Ryan enjoyed, despite his initial skepticism) we also toured the Gibson factory. Unfortunately it was Sunday so my supply nerd tour loving self couldn't see anyone working, but there was WIP lying around so I pretended. I'm definitely impressed that there's so much manual work still put into making the guitars while maintaining high quality. If the quality is bad they destroy them - I'm imagining people rock star smashing them at lunch. In which case I'd like to apply for a job.
Word.
The remainder of the trip was fine... until Illinois. Of course. There we met intense fog followed by snow in Wisconsin. Uggggghhhhh.
Grand total: 3,874.8 miles of fun! (and creepy monkey statues)
I can't believe you'd never been to Graceland!!! It is a pretty cool place. When we lived in Memphis when I was young, we made so many trips there.. pretty much anyone who visited wanted to go there. I've been a few times in my later life, as well. I love Beale Street!! But I agree, it is short. If you ever go back (and enjoy zoos), the Memphis Zoo is awesome!! We took Carson there when we were in Memphis in October last year. It was great when I lived there 20-ish years ago, but it is seriously fantastic now! Highly recommend! :)
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