Tupelo

Getting there

By plane 1 Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP IATA). Served only by Contour Airlines to Nashville International Airport (BNA). (updated Aug 2019) Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR IATA) is 1 hour and 10 minutes south of Tupelo. It flies to Atlanta. Memphis International Airport (MEM IATA) is 1 hour and 40 minutes northwest. It was a key Delta Air Lines hub and is also served by six other airlines. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM IATA) in Birmingham, Alabama. This airport is about 2.5 hours southeast.

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

Getting around

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

See

1 Birthplace of Elvis Presley, 306 Elvis Presley Dr., ☏ +1 662 841-1245. M–Sa 9AM–5PM, Su 1PM–5PM. 2 Tupelo Auto Museum, 1 Otis Blvd, ☏ +1 662 842-4242. M–Sa 9AM–4:30PM, Su Noon–4:30PM. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5–12. (updated Jul 2018) 3 Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, 2272 North Coley Rd, ☏ +1 662 844-8709, [email protected]. M-Sa 9AM-4PM, Su 11AM-4PM. (updated Jul 2018)

Civil War battlefields 4 Tupelo National Battlefield, 2083 Main St, toll-free: +1-800-305-7417. (updated Oct 2018) 5 Brice's Cross Roads National Battlefield Site. (updated Oct 2018)

Do

1 Tupelo Furniture Market. where thousands of furniture retailers meet twice a year. (updated Oct 2023) 2 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. 3 Cadence Bank Arena (Tupelo Coliseum), 375 E Main St, ☏ +1 662-841-6528, [email protected]. (updated Jul 2020) 4 North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, 1800 W Main St, ☏ +1 662 842-8433. (updated Jul 2020)

Buy

1 Mall at Barnes Crossing, 1001 Barnes Crossing Rd, ☏ +1 662 844-MALL (6255). (updated Oct 2018) 2 Tupelo Hardware, 114 W Main St, ☏ +1 662 842-4637. (updated Oct 2018)

Eat

1 Harvey's, 424 South Gloster Street, ☏ +1 662-842-6763. 2 Vanelli's Bistro, 206 W Main St, ☏ +1 662-844-4410. 3 Neon Pig Cafe, 1203 N Gloster St, ☏ +1 662 269-2533. (updated Jul 2018)

Sleep

1 Hilton Garden Inn, 363 East Main Street, ☏ +1 662-718-5500. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: Noon. 2 Cart Barn Inn, 74 Country Road 259, Bruce, Ms, ☏ +1 662-983-7829, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. has Wi-Fi and satellite flatscreen TV. $99-169.

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