The Mason Hall/C.O.G.I.C. where Dr. King addressed striking sanitation workers about economic justice, just prior to his assassination.

Lobby of the Days Inn Graceland. Yes, Elvis was in the house.

Driving from Paducah, KY to Memphis, TN in the rain.

Stopped in Springfield, IL making our way toward Memphis today, to see some Lincolnalia. Went to the tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetary, where Abe is buried under 10 feet of concrete wrapped in a steel cage below this headstone, underneath an obelisk of 150 feet! Apparently there must be some concern about cryptrobbing? That's a serious concrete blanket...

 Outside is this larger-than-life cast, sprinkled in US pennies with a shiny nose from apparent luck-seekers who rub it. He's looking rather melancholy...




Below is the Lincoln house which we only "virtually" toured (via a movie at the visitor's center) due to time constraints. But it is set on a street with other homes of the period and is impressive.

At the visitor's center we were shown a bit of what Springfield would have been like during Lincoln's time as a resident. I found this somewhat surprising. You'd think they'd at least require leashes.