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The Birthplace Of Elvis!

Jenesa and I already knew that the only thing to do in Tupelo, MS was visit the Birthplace of Elvis Presley.  I think that's the only reason this place is still on the map!  Tupelo is a two hour drive southeast of Memphis.  Since we had a rental car on this trip, we decided to get our money's worth and spend a day knocking out one more Elvis bucket list location.

Yes!  We made the 4 hour roundtrip to see THIS!  Elvis Presley was born in this shotgun shack on January 8, 1935.  We each paid $25 to walk through the small house, browse the museum and sit through an interactive church service in the original Presley church.

If that wasn't enough....we were told to grab lunch at Johnnie's Drive In.  Elvis is one of Johnnie’s claims to fame.  It seems he used to frequent this place quite often in his youth.  We couldn't help but sit in the "Elvis Booth" where the King himself once sat.  There’s a picture on the wall above the booth, showing a circa 1960 Elvis sitting right there!  


After eating a dough burger (a hamburger mixed with flour and then fried), we jumped back in our Jeep Wrangler and headed back to Memphis to finish our road trip.  I guess this is an experience every Elvis fan needs to do at least once in their lifetime......check!

    

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