The Birthplace.

A shrine? Perhaps for some. An experience? Most definitely. This spare two-room house where Elvis was born speaks volumes about the time and place and circumstance that ushered this musical genius into the world on January 8, 1935 to parents Vernon and Gladys Presley. It was a hard birth; Elvis’ twin brother Jess Garon died only a few hours later, a loss that would mark Gladys and Elvis forever, yet would draw them together as well.

Every year, 50,000 people from all over the world come to stand in this spot, and every year, 50,000 different experiences result. The Birthplace encounter is as unique as the Birthplace itself. Some people are awed, some are disbelieving, many are inspired.

But almost all leave this house with at least one question: How?

They find their answers, to the degree that answers to cosmic questions can ever be found, as they explore the rest of the 15-acre Birthplace Center. After you leave the Birthplace itself, the next step in your own journey might well be the Birthplace museum, a newly redesigned time machine that opens one more important door to Elvis’ extraordinary world.