Tishomingo State Park

Tishomingo State Park is in northeastern Mississippi and was the northernmost point of our trip. It's also considered one of the state's best parks and even in the middle of winter it did not disappoint. Seen here is the Pioneer Cabin and the CCC Pond.

pimento cheese

Cafe 212 in downtown Tupelo, where I had the best pimento cheese sandwich of my life.

Tupelo Hardware

The hardware store in downtown Tupelo where Elvis' first guitar was bought in 1946. Actually he wanted a rifle, but his mother refused and insisted instead on a guitar. 

Elvis Birthplace

The humble shack where Elvis Presley was born is well preserved and worth a visit if you happen to be in Tupelo. It's a great footnote to Graceland, which I visited many years ago. Here, you can also see the church (below) where his music making had its origins.

Tupelo, MS

Sometimes you go to Tupelo, MS and it is famous mainly for one reason...

Old Trace

Someone might ask, what did the Natchez Trace look like before paved roads? And the picture above would be the answer.

Kosciuszko

I don't usually associate Mississippi with Polish Revolutionary War heroes, so it was an interesting surprise to learn that Kosciuszko, Mississippi is the only city in the U.S. named in honor of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.