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Henson's Brooms on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Henson’s Brooms

Symsonia, KY

Tennessee Crossroads travels up to Symsonia, Kentucky to spend the day with a third generation broom maker. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Henson's Brooms.

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Prince's Hot Chicken on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Prince’s Hot Chicken

Nashville, TN

Hot chicken is all the rage for folks who want to spice up their dining adventures and Nashville, TN is the epicenter, thanks to an annual festival and all sorts of new restaurants specializing in hot poultry. Many experts will insist that you haven't had Nashville Hot chicken until you've had it from a place called Prince's, a third generation hot chicken shack heralded as the best by a loyal following. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.

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Ken Means' Carousel on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Ken Means’ Carousel

Franklin, TN

There's something magical about an old-time carousel. Something that inspired an artist to take on the task of building his own. Ken Means is reviving an almost lost art form, while following a longtime dream. You can watch him in action at his studio inside the Factory in Franklin, TN. Join us on Tennessee Crossroads and Nashville Public Television to find out more.

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Daniel Sharp - Toymaker on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Daniel Sharp – Toymaker

Kenton, TN

Throughout many of our lives we've always been told to "think big." Tennessee Crossroads met a toymaker in Kenton, TN who obviously didn't get the message. He's taken small to a whole new level of artistry and he doesn't toy around. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Daniel Sharp - Toymaker.

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Ken Gaidos - Wood Turner on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Ken Gaidos – Wood Turner

Nolensville, TN

They say the best way to stay young at heart is to try new things. The man you're about to meet has found his own fountain of youth in his own backyard. Tennessee Crossroads' Susan Watson traveled to Nolensville, TN to see how ordinary wood becomes extraordinary art in the hands of Ken Gaidos.

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Buster's Place on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Buster’s Place

Murfreesboro, TN

Ken Wilshire met a couple in Murfreesboro who love and respect the hamburger.

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Boothill Blades on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Boothill Blades

Clarksville, TN

Ken Wilshire visits a Clarksville couple who gave up the rat race to create Boothill Blades.

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Charles Hall Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Charles Hall Museum

Tellico Plains, TN

All of us have probably done some collecting in our lives like baseball cards, coins, stamps or dolls. Tennessee Crossroads met a dude in Tellico Plains, TN who has taken collecting to a whole new level while preserving the history of the community. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Charles Hall Museum.

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Mike Andrews Art on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Mike Andrews Art

Cunningham, TN

We normally don’t think about the Industrial Revolution having as much to do with producing new art as it did with mechanizing the nation but Tennessee Crossroads discovered a local sculptor named Mike Andrews in Cunningham, TN who’s taken elements of this historic period of time and created a dramatic new direction for his artwork dating back to the 19th century. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

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Nissan Assembly Plant Tour-Smyrna on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Nissan Assembly Plant Tour-Smyrna

Smyrna, TN

We’ve taken you on tours of everything from state and local parks, distilleries, and museums to antebellum homes, caves and town squares….but, Tennessee Crossroads found a unique way to spend a morning or afternoon touring one of the world’s largest automobile assembly plants right here in Tennessee. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Nissan in Smyrna, TN.

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Delta Queen Steamboat & Hotel on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Delta Queen Steamboat & Hotel

Chattanooga, TN

Ken Wilshire travels to Chattanooga to stay at the last fully operational, overnight passenger steamboat in the country, the Legendary Delta Queen.

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Olive Pit Restaurant on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Olive Pit Restaurant

Paris, TN

Ken Wilshire takes us to Paris where fried fish is King. But that didn't stop a couple from opening an Italian restaurant.

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