Recent Crossroads Clips

Nashville Roller Girls on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Nashville Roller Girls

Nashville, TN

October 20, 2011

Tennessee Crossroads' Gretchen Bates rolls out with the Nashville Roller Girls. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

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Titanic Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Titanic Museum

Pigeon Forge, TN

October 06, 2011

The Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN captures the passengers' experiences aboard the ill-fated ship, complete with recreations and interactive features. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

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Cyclemo's Motorcycle Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Cyclemo’s Motorcycle Museum

Red Boiling Springs, TN

September 29, 2011

The image of motorcyclists in America has ranged from danger-seeking outlaws to weekend recreational riders. But the history of American motorcycles is more intriguing than ever., especially to a rider, history buff, and proud owner of Cyclemo's in Red Boiling Springs, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Cyclemo's Motorcycle Museum.

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Slack Jack Guitars on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Slack Jack Guitars

Jonesborough, TN

September 29, 2011

Some great musicians learned to make music on instruments they made themselves. If you look around, you can find lots of things which can be made to make music: washboards, cans, boxes. Which brings me to Travis Woodall of Jonesborough, TN who makes his guitars out of material you don't find at a music store, and still turns out instruments that sound good enough to be prized by professionals. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Slack Jack Guitars.

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Judi Moenck -  Bead Weaver on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Judi Moenck – Bead Weaver

Fairfield Glade, TN

September 22, 2011

What do you plan to do with your time once you retire? Sometime we make a plan and it goes in a slightly different direction that's what happened to Judi Moenck. Judi's big ideas ended being tiny ideas. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Judi Moenck - Bead Weaver.

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Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe

Chattanooga, TN

September 15, 2011

Tennessee Crossroads discovers that life is a picnic at one particular former Chattanooga, TN gas station. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe.

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David Rivers Neon Art on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

David Rivers Neon Art

Bon Aqua, TN

September 01, 2011

The neon sign was one of the best visual objects in our country’s history for giving us a sense of finding that special place on the road. Today, High Def TV and huge electronic billboards have pulled the plug on neon signs but as Tennessee Crossroads discovered, there’s a family in Dickson, TN who’s not going to let anyone turn off the switch to this nostalgic art form.

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The Arcade Restaurant on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

The Arcade Restaurant

Memphis, TN

September 01, 2011

A couple of blocks off Beale Street in Memphis, TN sits an old fashioned diner called the Arcade. The Arcade holds the distinction of being Memphis' oldest café. Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads visited the landmark recently to find out how this eatery has managed to keep its doors open even when downtown Memphis was a ghost town.

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Jeff Sowell's Family Restaurant on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Jeff Sowell’s Family Restaurant

Murfreesboro, TN

August 25, 2011

Tennessee Crossroads meets the Sowell Brothers of Murfreesboro, TN who gave up the laboratory for the kitchen and a good meal. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Jeff Sowell's Family Restaurant.

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Bob Jones- Illustrator on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Bob Jones- Illustrator

Hermitage, TN

August 25, 2011

Tressa Bush visits a Hermitage artist whose art work has made its way from children's lunchboxes all the way to the Smithsonian.

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Charlene's Colony of Shops on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Charlene’s Colony of Shops

Halls, TN

July 28, 2011

Usually, most people go to crowded malls and shopping centers out of necessity and not for the experience. However, Tennessee Crossroads visits a place called Charlene's Colony of Shops in west Tennessee that is different than the traditional stores we're accustom to. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Charlene's Colony of Shops.

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Oaklands Historic House Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Oaklands Historic House Museum

Murfreesboro, TN

July 07, 2011

Rob Wilds witnesses history coming to life at the Oaklands Museum in Murfreesboro.

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