Chattanooga, TN
One might think Nashville is the ideal site for a guitar museum. But, when some NY-based curators went looking for a new home for their rare collection, Chattanooga, TN got the call. The result is the Songbirds Guitar Museum located just around the corner from the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Gallatin, TN
Tennessee is full of historic, old homes. And thanks to preservation efforts, many have regained their original luster such is the case for Rose Mont in Gallatin, TN. Joe Elmore explores a home inhabited by one single family since it was built in 1842. As you'll discover its design is as unique as its colorful past. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Madison, TN
Tennessee Crossroads stops in the suburban community of Madison, TN, just above Nashville. A place where, like most towns in Tennessee, you can’t catch a train anymore. But, you can explore the old Amqui Train Station, all thanks to some steadfast volunteers and a little help from a country music legend.
Nashville, TN
Nobody could imagine a professional sporting event without a Jumbo-Tron displaying play-by-play action and replays, or the event without music, a mascot or an announcer. Nashville Predators charge into the playoffs, we want to introduce you to some of the people who make each home game an entertainment spectacle in Predators, Behind the Scenes. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Celina, TN
Tennessee has more than it's share of beautiful rivers. They're less beautiful when they overflow their banks and destroy lives and property. That was the case with the Obey River, until 75 years ago. This year, the construction project that tamed the Obey, and provided a fantastic recreational area is being celebrated. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Franklin, TN
A big box hardware store will have thousands of items, but if you ask them for, say, a cannon ball, they're not very likely to have one in stock. For that, and lots of other unusual things, you may have to pay a visit to an unusual place. Tennessee Crossroads went to Handy Hardware in Franklin, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Mount Juliet, TN
Traveling around Tennessee we've met several folks who followed their dream of running an old time country store. Rufus Page not only dreamt it, he built it. What's more, he's surrounding it with his own old-fashioned village. Tennessee Crossroads stop at a vintage venue called the Circle P Ranch, in the outskirts of Mt. Juliet, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Hampshire, TN
Nowadays, there's a deepening appreciation for old stuff, and that especially holds true for artists and craftsmen. It's called creative re-use, or up-cycling. Tennessee Crossroads introduces us to a place in Hamphsire, TN called Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio where old pieces of wood and furniture are re-imagined and made into one of a kind art pieces. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Nashville, TN
It usually takes a great voice to become a singing star, but it takes something more to become a singing legend. If you made a list of legendary singers, Patsy Cline would be on it. Appreciation for her talent continues to grow, even though she died more than half a century ago. Now there's a place to get a sense of who Patsy Cline the singer, the wife, and the mother was. Tennessee Crossroads takes us to the Patsy Cline Museum in Nashville, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Townsend, TN
Before the Smoky Mountains became a national park, about two-thirds of its virgin forests were clear-cut by loggers. Tennessee Crossroads visits a site that reveals an intriguing story of how a lumber company and railroad brought jobs to Townsend, TN, while bringing destruction to what's now a protected park. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Granville, TN
Most towns want visitors to feel their community is up to date in every way. not the town of Granville, TN, in Jackson County. In fact, as Rob Wilds found out when he visited there recently, just about the whole town volunteers to make visitors feel like they have stepped back in time. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
