Tupelo

I don't know what it is about these little roadside animal attractions but they're hidden gems. You get up close with them. Julie got a little too close with a camel which tried to get in the truck with us. Fun times!

Got to experience the birthplace of The King himself... Elvis Aaron Presley in Tupelo, MS. The area is nicely laid out. His house was a modest 400 sq ft. His church is also on the grounds. Learned a lot we didn't know. Good stop.

Today we visited a lot of stops along the Natchez trail parkway. Avery got sworn in at the national Park ranger station. It's a beautiful road to drive down even if you don't stop at any of the sites.

We took a driving tour of spots in Tupelo that were important in Elvis' life. They are in no particular order but include his elementary school, a park where he came in either 2nd or 5th (conflicting reports) in a talent show, the junior high school where he sang a farewell song before they moved to Memphis, a movie theatre where his mom would give him nickels to go see movies and a few other places. Pretty interesting.