Red Boiling Springs, TN
Red Boiling Springs, TN got its name from the red tinted water that used to flow freely there in the early part of the 1900's. Back then, people converged on the town because they thought the water had healing powers. As the word spread, the town became a popular destination and dozens of hotels were built. Today only three remain, and one of them is the Thomas House. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
When a passion for cooking is in your DNA, someday you might feel the need to share it with the public in the form of - what else - a restaurant. That happened to a couple of East Nashville sisters who already had successful professional careers. It all unfolded at a place with a sweet, mysterious name: Shugga Hi. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Campbellsville, TN
Cindy Carter meets a pair sisters who teamed up to run a popular café in Campbellsville.
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.
Dickson, TN
The railroad has played a major role in the development of the state, beginning in the Civil War days. Towns like Kingston Springs, White Bluff, and Tennessee City were products of the railroad. Tennessee Crossroads found a place just down the road in Dickson, TN where not only did the railroad help build a town, it was the town that gave birth to one of the state's most popular political figures. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Chattanooga, TN
Ken Wilshire travels to Chattanooga to stay at the last fully operational, overnight passenger steamboat in the country, the Legendary Delta Queen.
Birchwood, TN
Tourists love to come to Tennessee and we make them welcome with fine restaurants and hotels, but one group of visitors is more at home on a mud flat than in a fancy hotel. Don't worry, we've taken care of them too as Tennessee Crossroads visited the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Chattanooga, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Humboldt, TN
There's a guy and his wife over in West Tennessee who live about as far away from city life as you can get. So instead of travelling to and from town all the time, Herbert Adams and his wife Marie brought the town to their own back yard. It's a fun place where visitors can step back in time and realize that if you build it, people really will come. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Herbie Town in Humboldt, TN.
Thompson's Station, TN
Building or refurbishing an antique car is a hobby for many. But the newest craze is to step away from the new and shiny paint jobs to a bucket of rust called a rat rod. Tennessee Crossroads introduces us to the man who calls himself the ‘king of rust” in Thompson’s Station, TN.
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