Forget the Paris Olympics, Memphis is the place to be in August — at least according to a Tripadvisor article.
The Bluff City landed on Tripadvisor’s list of “10 incredible places to visit in August around the world,“ largely due to Elvis Week.
“The King may be long gone, but his memory lives on — especially in Memphis, which hosts its annual Elvis Week at Graceland in August,” states the article by Nicholas DeRenzo and Sarah Kuta. The piece mentions Elvis-related attractions, as well as other spots including the National Civil Rights Museum, the Blues Hall of Fame Museum, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
This year’s Elvis Week kicks off Friday, Aug. 9, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 17, with most events at Graceland. The “Candlelight Vigil” — the procession to the Elvis gravesite, on the grounds of the mansion — is set to begin at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 15, on the eve of the anniversary of Elvis’ death. The vigil began in 1978, a year after Elvis died, and Elvis Week was born out of the annual vigil honoring Presley.
But Elvis Week isn’t the only big event in Memphis during August. The PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Championship runs Aug. 14-18 at TPC Southwind.
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Memphis was among five U.S. destinations on the Tripadvisor list, joining Fargo, North Dakota; Los Angeles; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
Tripadvisor’s ’10 incredible places to visit in August around the world’
Neil Strebig is a journalist with The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at neil.strebig@commercialappeal.com, 901-426-0679 or via X/Twitter: @neilStrebig.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis on list of best places to travel in August by Tripadvisor
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