In Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Presley’s birthplace preserves the modest setting of his early childhood, including the shotgun house where he was born, a museum, a chapel, and the Assembly of God Church building where his family worshiped. Recognized on the Mississippi Blues Trail, the site connects his beginnings to the local culture, family life, and faith that shaped him. Vernon and Gladys Presley lived with persistent financial hardship, could not keep the house, and moved several times during the family’s thirteen years in Mississippi. In 1936, a devastating tornado struck near Tupelo, but the Presley family’s house was spared and they survived unharmed.

Tupelo, Mississippi · USA