Mississippi

TUPELO, Miss. - The simple white shotgun shack where Elvis Presley was born is so tiny it could easily fit inside a single room in the opulent Graceland mansion where he spent his final years - maybe in the Jungle Room with its green-carpeted ceiling.

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. - Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too." Pound on the door at any hour - seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning - and the 67-year-old former auto worker will escort you through his discombobulating, floor-to-ceiling collection of photos, records, figurines, cardboard cutouts, candy wrappers, clocks and other random kitsch featuring the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

JACKSON, Miss. - The kooky, fanged creatures drawn on the wall of the new exhibit in Mississippi let visitors know they're about to enter a world of magic created by master puppeteer Jim Henson.