Elvis Presley’s Graceland was voted #1 “Best Holiday Historic Home Tour” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, it was announced today by 10Best.com. Graceland was voted into the top spot by the general public and readers of USA Today’s popular 10Best online travel site, who were asked to cast their online ballot for their favorite historic home holiday tour from a pool of 20 nationwide attractions nominated by a panel of travel writers and photographers.
This marks an impressive fifth USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award win for Elvis Presley’s legendary home, which was previously voted the world’s “Best Tennessee Attraction” and “Best Musical Attraction” in 2018, “Best Historic Southern Attraction” in 2015, and the #1 “Iconic American Attraction” in 2013 by USA Today 10Best readers.
The extensive Christmas display at the king’s castle includes hundreds of blue lights along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene, Santa and his sleigh, and much more, all originally displayed at Graceland by Elvis and the Presley family. The interiors of Graceland mansion feature the Presley family’s Christmas décor including Elvis’ traditional red velvet drapes as well as Presley family Christmas artifacts on display around several decorated trees throughout the home.
10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site's uniqueness is its team of travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields, but discriminating in their tastes. These experts nominate the top 20 attractions. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.