Elvis Presley’s former home, Graceland, is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and welcomes roughly 600,000 visitors each year . The singer moved his family into the house in 1957 and remained there until his death. While Elvis owned multiple other residences, Graceland is far and away his most famous home. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and works to preserve his legacy.
Fans flocked to the Graceland gates while Elvis was living there and began to stream in as visitors after his death. Here’s a peek inside the gates of the historic estate.
Elvis treated the Graceland grounds as his personal playground. He had a swimming pool, racquetball court, and shooting range on the property. According to Priscilla Presley, he often had “screaming thrill rides” in which he sped around the grounds on his custom-built golf cart (via Elvis and Me ). Here, he drives out of the custom-designed gates , which looked like sheet music.
