The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Deep South

Stop 9 · Days 271–272

Tupelo

Tupelo, MS

Where Elvis was born — a two-room shotgun house — and the headquarters of the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Where to stay

  • A Tupelo hotel

    Near the Elvis birthplace and the Trace.

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You gotta eat this

  • A fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich

    The King's favorite, served around town.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 271Day 271 — The King's BirthplaceFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 272Day 272 — Into AlabamaDrive day · 1h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Outdoor & Water Activities