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Originally posted by Gattigap
Nah. I've been there. It was fun, but not Top 50 caliber, I must admit.
Go there, spend an hour or two, then go get drunk on Beale Street.
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Road tripped to Memphis in law school. We had to drive through Kentucky. Kentucky is the biggest state of fucking liars I have ever known. I saw plenty of grass, none of it approaching blue.
While on the misnamed Blue Grass Parkway, we stopped for some genuine Kentucky Fried Chicken (tastes the same there as everywhere else). After eating, we started to grow concerned that we may reach Memphis after the bars closed and would be deprived of adult beverages for the remainder of the evening. Fortunately, there was a roadside liquor store across the street from the KFC.
The liquor store was a sunbleached wooden shack. A clerk stood behind a counter and behind him was all the goodies. Chain link fencing prevented browsing.
"Uh, do you have any wine?"
"D'ya want red 'r white?"
"Uh, both I guess."
"D'ya want hot 'r cold?"
"Uh, both I guess."
We paid for the wine and continued on our way. A short time down the road, my companion expressed horror - we didn't have a corkscrew! I just laughed and unscrewed a bottle of the finest Chablis $4 can buy in Kentucky.
We needn't have bothered. Despite my best efforts, I could never figure when, or if, the bars close on Beale Street. Had fun trying, though.
Graceland is a riot. You can get a pretty good beer buzz going during your two hour wait to get on the trolley from the admission area to Graceland itself. This puts you in a proper frame of mind to appreciate Priscilla's narration of the audio tour (a must!). By the dramatic finale of the tour, The King's grave, we could hardly contain our laughter. Fortunately, we were able to disguise it as sobs, so we merely appeared subdued compared to the open wailing of many other patrons.
I don't know that it rates a Top 50 worldwide, but Graceland certainly makes a US only list.
