Angie pointed out the garland and poinsettias that line Graceland’s main staircase up to the mysterious off-limits upstairs.

After the singer's death in 1977, the executors of his estate found that the mansion's exorbitant operating costs proved difficult to maintain, so they decided to open Graceland for tours in 1982.

Our tour builds to a crescendo with an after-hours romp through the interiors of Graceland, where we have the house to ourselves. Stepping into the plush cream lobby, all is pin-drop quiet.