Tupelo, Mississippi is all about southern hospitality, southern history, southern cooking and southern fun. Located in northeast Mississippi, Tupelo was spared the wrath of Hurricane Katrina that devastated much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Designated an “All American City,” Tupelo holds a store of unexpected surprises.
Tupelo is probably best known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley. The tiny “shotgun” house where Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935 sits in the center of the 15-acre Elvis Presley Park. In addition to his birthplace, there’s a museum, chapel, story wall, and a life-sized statue of Elvis at age 13 and a gift shop with everything Elvis. Need more Elvis? There’s a driving tour around town to see Elvis’s youthful hangouts. Not a fan? There’s much more than Elvis in Tupelo.
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