Visit a king at this US travel destination in Memphis, Tennessee, the “King of Rock N Roll” that is. Elvis Presley bought this mansion for $100,000 when he was 23 years old. He names it Graceland based on its history; Grace Toof’s family owned the property for over a century.

There is plenty to see at once you get here including the mansion, two personal jets, the chapel in the woods, automobile museum, racquetball court, “Heart Break Hotel”, restaurants and of course, shopping. One of the first things you have to do once you enter the gates though, is write a message to Elvis on the “Wall of Graffiti”.

Graceland

Once you enter the mansion, you are allowed to tour the entire downstairs area. This would include the TV room, dining room, jungle room, living room, music room and office. You will be able to view some of Elvis’s musical instruments, family pictures and personal furniture as well as some of Elvis’s clothes that are displayed through out the house. You will also be able to tour the Hall of gold, where the walls are decorated with all of Elvis Presley’s awards and gold and platinum records.

In the main lobby hangs a beautiful chandler above the staircase that leads to the bedroom upstairs. This area is off limits to the public and Lisa Marie Presley, current owner of the house has stated that there is enough of her daddy to see downstairs and upstairs will remain off limits.

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The U.S. travel destination Kauai (A Hawaiian island), also know as the Garden Isle, is infamous for its exquisite scenery, a wealth of outdoor activities and a full of history. During a visit to this diverse 550 square mile paradise, you will get to experience long beautiful beaches, breathtaking waterfalls and wonderful cool mountain peeks.

Like most anywhere in Hawaii, you will find the traditional luaus, hula dancers and moderate weather in Kauai. There are also many other experiences that are just waiting to be explored if you are willing to migrate away from the norm. You can visit the popular tourist spot at South Shore for the surf, sun and beach, the more secluded North Shore has a more naturist feel like Makana Peak and Waioli Mission House, the history of the West Side with the Russian Fort Elizabeth, The Opaekaa Falls of the Coconut Coast and Lydgate State Park in Lihue/Kalapaki. Kauai is much more than a typical resort island.

The most popular vacation spot is the South Shore. There are plenty of ocean related activities here like lessons in surfing or sand sculpture contests. There is also the National Tropical Botanical Garden, the only botanical garden in the U.S. that is chartered by Congress. It is here you will be able to visit historic Hawaiian stone walls, and abundance of beautiful plant life, tropical flowers and taro terraces.

The North Shore offers a variety of sites that are worth visiting. It is here you will find the Kilauea Lighthouse. Built in 1913, this 52-foot lighthouse has a beam that reaches over 90 miles out to see. For you movie buffs, visit Makana Peak, made famous in the movie South Pacific as “Bali Hai”. You can also visit history at the Waioli Mission House. Constructed in 1837 out of coral limestone, it was restored in 1921. The chimney was placed by the Reverend William Alexander, the first missionary in Kauai.

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