Road Trip: Day 3

Another day down! We left Nashville around 9am this morning and drove about 3 hours to Memphis. Right before leaving before our trip we decided to add Graceland to our itinerary. We got there around noon and thanks to a nice (clueless?) ticket checker we bout Student/AAA discounted tickets. We even opted for the "Platinum Tour."

The trip started with a 30 minute audio tour of the mansion and grounds. It kind of small and creepy to see everything preserved for so many years but also kitschy and fantastic. As one of my colleagues pointed out, one of the most impressive things is to see the his impact and fame...without the internet! 

After Graceland we headed in Memphis proper to find some barbeque. I had a few recommendations to go to Rendezvous but unfortunately it's closed on Sunday. Fortunately, another colleague suggested Neely's (of Food Network fame). The restaurant was small, unassuming and delicious!

Originally we planned to drive to Little Rock for the night but yesterday decided to try to make it further. We ended up about an hour outside of Little Rock in Clarksville, AR. According to the girl at the desk of the hotel, they "have a cinema and a bowling alley, that's pretty much it."  We're still not sure why Clarksville needs a Hampton Inn!

Tomorrow we're headed to Elk City, OK. Right now we don't have any stops planned along the way. But hopefully we'll see something interesting?