Erin, TN
Every year, for one day, one of Tennessee's smallest counties and communities becomes one of the state's largest. As Tennessee Crossroads found out, it's all about tradition and lots of fun in Erin, TN, in Houston County during the Erin St Patrick's Day Parade. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Memphis, TN
No one ever looks forward to going to the hospital, but if you're a kid that experience is even more frightening. At Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN, they're using artwork, not only to calm fears but to promote healing. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Bon Aqua, TN
To many of us, the words "tea room" conjure up visions of finger sandwiches, scones and dainty little tea cups. Well, you can get tea at the Beacon Light Tea Room, as long as it's iced tea. It's the sumptuous Southern cooking that attracts loyal diners -- like fried chicken, country ham, red-eye gravy and biscuits. Let's pay a visit to this now historic restaurant in Bon Aqua, TN to discover their secret. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Bon Aqua, TN
The universe is a huge place. For most of us, there is one place around which our personal universe seems to resolve. For Johnny Cash, it was a farm in the community of Bon Aqua, TN. Don't think Johnny Cash is forgotten there. The new owner has made sure of that. Tennessee Crossroads met Brian Oxley and learns how he has preserved not only the Cash memory, but the storytelling he loved so much. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Franklin, TN
Across the country, kids have been participating in this sport for years, you might have even tried it out, but Tennessee Crossroads showed us that for some kids this sport isn't just for the school yard. So we thought she should introduce us to the seemingly simple art of Rope Skipping. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Hot Shots Jump Rope Team in Franklin, TN.
Lynnville, TN
If you treasure hand-me-down gifts like your grandfather's pocket watch or pocketknife, you'll be interested in this next story. Items like that are hard to come by these days. But Col. Littleton in Lynnville, TN wants to bring back that piece of tradition of the past by creating leather goods and other items that aren't just gifts but help foster emotional bonds.
Jackson, TN
Rusty Robinson is a bonafide car guy who collects cars that appeared in famous television shows and movies. He moved his overflowing collection into a museum in Jackson, TN. Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads pay a visit to explore Rusty's world of celebrity automobiles.