Tupelo Visitors Center
Overview
This is one of 14 significant sites in Elvis' formative years in Tupelo marked with bronze plaques on the Elvis' Tupelo Driving Tour. Check out the displays focused on Elvis' childhood in Tupelo inside the Tupelo Visitors Center. Situated in what was once the Shake Rag Community, Elvis was influenced by the sanctified gospel and blues music he heard which contributed greatly to the style he made famous. Be sure to visit the Elvis' Tupelo Driving Tour marker and the Mississippi Blues Trail Marker outside the Tupelo Visitors Center.