Day 3: Memphis, TN (Graceland & Beale Street)

We were fortunate enough to have a day off from driving today and got to explore Memphis, including Graceland and the famous Beale Street. Within walking distance from our hotel, Elvis Presley's Graceland is a collection of exhibits, tours, and a TON of gift shops (like gift shops that actually lead into more gift shops). Although touristy, the two of us really enjoyed being able to go inside his mansion, his private jet plane, and check out his legendary car collection. Let's be real: "the king" was a baller.

After a while, we were a little burnt out from Elvis overload and worked up quite an appetite! Since we didn't go with a Man v. Food spot the night before, we hit up Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken in downtown Memphis and prepared to eat ourselves silly. The place was packed, even at 3pm, and when we finally got seated, we immediately ordered two sweet teas and fried chicken plates from our boy (the waiter) Steve, who asked us if we would like an appetizer of fried pickles. Why, yes, Steve... yes, we do.

These delicious dill spears were hands down one of the highlights of our trip so far. Literally amazing. It makes sense that such a delicacy would exist in Memphis, seeing that you can purchase packaged pickles from Walgreens and it's completely normal. With our bellies full of incredible food, we set out to explore Beale Street. Packed with venues and bars showcasing all types of music (with a heavy dose of the blues, of course) there was an amazing energy about this place, and definitely somewhere we'd love to spend more time if we could.

Tomorrow, we have a long day of driving (through Arkansas and Oklahoma) to Amarillo, Texas, where we plan to eat steak, visit Cadillac Ranch and go cattle tipping. Kidding on that last one.

-Charlsie & Jeremy