Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum Executive Director, Roy Turner describes the experience visitors will have when they visit the museum.
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This Week: Roy Turner is the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum Executive Director in Tupelo, MS. Mr. Turner describes the grounds of the museum including the house, church, chapel, museum, event center, theatre, gift shop and walking trail. Elvis brings over 60,000 fans to Tupelo annually for tours of the museum and for events like The Elvis Festival in June, The Blue Suede Cruise in April and Dancing With The King in October. The Elvis Festival includes an EPE sanctioned tribute artist contest at the Bancorp South Arena.