Tupelo - city in, and the county seat of, Lee County, Mississippi, United States

Tupelo is a city in Northeast Mississippi that is known best for being the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

Get in

By plane

• Tupelo Regional Airport (IATA: TUP), 34.268056°, -88.77°. Served only by Contour Airlines to Nashville International Airport (BNA) 2019-08-02
• Golden Triangle Regional Airport (IATA: GTR) is 1 hour and 10 minutes south of Tupelo. It flies to Atlanta.
• Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM) is 1 hour and 40 minutes northwest. It was a key Delta Air Lines hub and is also served by six other airlines.
• Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHM) in Alabama, is about 2.5 hours southeast.

By car

Tupelo is on US Route 78, between Memphis and Birmingham.

Get around

Tupelo requires a car to see freely. A tour bus will keep you on the main tourist trail.

See

• Birthplace of Elvis Presley, 306 Elvis Presley Dr., 34.26°, -88.68°, +1 662 841-1245. M–Sa 9AM–5PM, Su 1PM–5PM.
• Tupelo Auto Museum, 1 Otis Blvd, 34.25889°, -88.69691°, +1 662 842-4242. M–Sa 9AM–4:30PM, Su Noon–4:30PM. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5–12 2018-07-01
• Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, 2272 North Coley Rd, 34.2869°, -88.7687°, +1 662 844-8709, info@tupelobuffalopark.com. M-Sa 9AM-4PM, Su 11AM-4PM. 2018-07-01

Civil War battlefields

• Tupelo National Battlefield, 2083 Main St, 34.255667°, -88.737°. 2018-10-07
• Brice's Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, 34.5061°, -88.7289°. 2018-10-07

Do

• Tupelo Furniture Market, where thousands of furniture retailers meet twice a year.
• Tupelo Flea Market at the Tupelo Furniture market comes on the second weekend of every month except when the furniture markets in town. You can buy arts, crafts, furniture, cell phone accessories, clothes & purses, candy, even puppies. The list goes on.
• Cadence Bank Arena (Tupelo Coliseum), 375 E Main St, 34.259539°, -88.69964°, +1 662-841-6528, info@bcsarena.com. 2020-07-27
• North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, 1800 W Main St, 34.257118°, -88.708187°, +1 662 842-8433. 2020-07-27

Buy

• Mall at Barnes Crossing, 1001 Barnes Crossing Rd, 34.30796°, -88.70175°, +1 662 844-MALL. 2018-10-07
• Tupelo Hardware, 114 W Main St, +1 662 842-4637. 2018-10-07

Eat

• Harvey's, 424 South Gloster Street, +1 662-844-4251.
• Vanelli's Bistro, 206 W Main, +1 662-844-4410.
• Neon Pig Cafe, 1203 N Gloster St, +1 662 269-2533. 2018-07-01

Drink

Sleep

• Hilton Garden Inn, 363 East Main Street.
• Cart Barn Inn, 74 CR 259, Bruce, Ms., +1 662-983-7829, kay@cartbarninn.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. has Wi-Fi and satellite flatscreen TV. $99-169

Go next

• Oxford (Mississippi)
• Memphis
• Jackson (Mississippi)