MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Graceland, the Memphis mansion owned by Elvis Presley, is named the most popular museum in the United States, according to a museum study.
Researchers at Airport Parking Reservations analyzed online museum reviews and examined the number of positive conversations surrounding each museum in the United States.
The property of the King of Rock’n’Roll took the number one spot. APR says the mansion has received more than 1.2 million online reviews in total.
Elvis bought the house in March 1957, paying $102,500 for it, according to Graceland’s official website. When purchased, it was only 10,266 square feet, but now that number is 17,552.
About 600,000 people visit Graceland each year.
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as The Met, came in second after Graceland. It had a total of 781,558 reviews with a positive score of 18.5.
At number three is the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois. It had 219,608 reviews with a positive score of 12.5.
Below is the list of the 10 museums
most wanted in Tennessee in order:
01. Graceland (Memphis)
02. Dollywood (Pigeon Forge)
03. The Parthenon (Nashville)
04. Jack Daniel’s Distillery (Lynchburg)
05. Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville)
06. Museum and Hall of Fame
of Country Music (Nashville)
07. National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)
08. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga)
09. Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum (Memphis)
10. Andrew Jackson Hermitage (Nashville)
Source: news.yahoo.com. Information provided by Elvis Shop Argentina https://www.facebook.com/elvis.shop.argentina
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