
Tennessee Crossroads
Travel the highways and byways of Tennessee, while highlighting the personalities, crafts, places, foods and events that make Tennessee special and its character unique.
- 1987-2026
- 40 seasons
- NPT
- Documentary, Family
Travel the highways and byways of Tennessee, while highlighting the personalities, crafts, places, foods and events that make Tennessee special and its character unique.
Season 32 Episode Guide
38 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 2
Episode #32.2
Tue, Aug 7, 2018
Nashville's history as we take the Redneck Bus Tour. Visit a boathouse in Chattanooga for fine casual dining. Check out a made-in-Tennessee line of garments. The Farm in Summertown where city kids get to enjoy a week of country life.

Episode 3
Episode #32.3
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
A Brentwood man creates boots that are a pleasure to see and wear. Visit a decades-old Friday night catfish tradition. Meet Nashville's Glaser Instruments. Tellico Plains, where locals and visitors alike keep traditions alive.
Episode 4
Episode #32.4
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Joe Elmore visits Barrel House BBQ in Lynchburg. West 7th Company gallery in Columbia. Ken Wilshire spends day with a Chattanooga artist who recycles in the name of fashion. History of a Lawrenceburg jailhouse, built in 1893.
Episode 5
Episode #32.5
Thu, Aug 2, 2018
Rob Wilds soars through the sky with a band of aeronauts. Merengue Cafe, Nashville, TN. Songbirds Guitar Museum, Chattanooga, TN.Clearview Horse Farm, Shelbyville, TN.
Episode 6
Episode #32.6
Ed Jones meets a fire-pit artist who'll spark your interest. Rob Wilds discovers a Spring Hill artist whose creations are heavy, man. Wall Street Grill, Humboldt, TN. Yazoo Brewing Company, Madison, TN.
Episode 7
Episode #32.7
Thu, Aug 16, 2018
New Orleans style food created by two brothers from South Louisiana. International Towing and Recovery Museum, Chattanooga, TN. Soup Lady, Jackson, TN. Birding at Radnor Lake State Park, Nashville, TN.
Episode 10
Episode #32.10
Thu, Sep 6, 2018
Rob Wilds takes us on a tour of the Johnny Cash museum in Nashville. The Cedar Place, Nashville, TN. Depot Bottom Old Country Store, McMinnville, TN. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cafe, Gallatin, TN.
Episode 11
Episode #32.11
Thu, Sep 13, 2018
Cindy Carter climbs aboard an historic locomotive in Centennial Park. Gretchen Bates discovers a Nashville hot spot with a Latin flair. Each year the town of Linden, TN puts together an event remembering WWII.
Episode 13
Episode #32.13
Thu, Sep 27, 2018
Greek flair at the Music City Diner.Two Crossville Museums, Gretchen Bates meets a woodcarver in Columbia who makes spectacular spoons. Ocoee Whitewater Rafting, Ducktown, TN.
Episode 14
Episode #32.14
Thu, Oct 4, 2018
Breece's Cafe in Centerville, TN. Gibson's Donuts, Memphis, TN. Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN. This Little Light Glass Art, Old Hickory, TN.
Episode 15
Episode #32.15
Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Glade Diner, Gladeville, TN. Tour the Pioneer Hall Museum in Pleasant Hill, TN. Belmont University in Nashville House Museum. The Burger Bar, Bristol, TN.
Episode 17
Episode #32.17
Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Cindy Carter samples the comfort food at Soda Pop Junction. Joe Elmore visits the Clay Lady Campus, an epicenter of education. A family that takes popcorn to a whole new level. Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Petros, TN.
Episode 18
Episode #32.18
Thu, Nov 1, 2018
Jessica Turk visits Kingston Springs, a charming community just outside Nashville. Danielle Colburn Allen takes us to Big Al's Deli in Nashville. Thomas Drugs, Cross Plains, TN. Bernice Davidson - Artist, Summertown, TN.
Episode 19
Episode #32.19
Thu, Nov 8, 2018
Head to the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee. Meet a wood-and-paper-burning artist. Meet an Italian businessman who came from New York to open an authentic Italian restaurant. Visit a Shelbyville B&B bursting with Southern charm.

Episode 20
Episode #32.20
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
Meet a Nashville photographer who captures a 'disappearing Tennessee'. Visit Varallo's, Nashville's oldest restaurant.. Go to a North Memphis staple since the 1930s. Meet Memphis twins who create paintings on a single canvas.

Episode 24
Episode #32.24
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Visit a blacksmith at Red Tail Forge Works. Learn the story of the Doe Creek School near Sardis, TN. See a "best kept secret" meat-and-three. Meet an artist specializing in man's best friend. Visit a West TN seed company.
Episode 26
Episode #32.26
Wed, Jan 2, 2019
Discover tasty Southern fare in LaFayette, KY. Visit a shop that creates unique banjos in Gallatin. A museum in Nashville that offers a glimpse into the life of singer Patsy Cline . Hit the trail to help homeless dogs.
Episode 27
Episode #32.27
Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Tour the new Tennessee State Museum. A man in Hamphsire who salvages old wood and creates art. Travel to a restaurant in Hickman County that serves comfort food, Head to Joelton to meet the artist who's been documenting doomed buildings.

Episode 29
Episode #32.29
Thu, Jan 17, 2019
Keep Crossroads Travelin' special, explore the Lost River Cave nature center. Visit a Covington family who has mastered the art of Southern cooking, explore the Memorial Park Mosaics art project.

Episode 30
Episode #32.30
Thu, Jan 24, 2019
Keep Crossroads Travelin'. The Country Boy Restaurant in Leipers Fork. The Children's Museum of Memphis, Columbia Park, where club engineers take no small amount of joy in riding the rails.
Episode 31
Episode #32.31
Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Visit a place where old trucks find a shiny-new future. Sit down for a home-cooked lunch followed by dessert at Mercantile Restaurant in Manchester, TN. Meet a Chapel Hill family who re-purposes junk into beautiful pieces of furniture.

Episode 32
Episode #32.32
Thu, Feb 7, 2019
See a Lebanon museum dedicated to local heroes. Discover food that is good at Café Rakka in Hendersonville. Stop by a candy company in Memphis that's been making chocolate since 1902.

Episode 33
Episode #32.33
Wed, Feb 13, 2019
Visit a Woodbury couple who collect Jim Beam whiskey decanters. A very special celebration at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma. Country breakfast at Cody's Diner, and get a glowing view of Columbia Neon.

Episode 34
Episode #32.34
Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Experience a dining tradition at the Picnic Cafe. Meet felt artist, Chris Armstrong. Visit an entrepreneur who adds multiple flavors to a southern staple. Discover a road improvement project in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Episode 35
Episode #32.35
Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Meet some Nashville musicians who teach kids about their musical roots. Knoxville's historic-downtown Gay Street. B's Cheesecakes in Clarksville. Visit a rustic furniture builder in Nashville.

Episode 36
Episode #32.36
Thu, Mar 7, 2019
Watch a man design and create custom-made saddles. Visit The Café at Thistle Farms. Discover how an East Tennessee marble quarry solved a marble mystery. Meet a Nashville couple who turned jams into a successful business.

Episode 37
Episode #32.37
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Find a taste of Ireland at a Donelson restaurant and pub. Meet a Woodbury man who has massive mug collection. Hear from a Nashville artist who crafts unusual guitars. Travel to a 100-year-old farm in Paris, TN.

Episode 39
Episode #32.39
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Eat healthy at Juicy's Wellness Cafe in McMinnville. Meet a Nashville artist who helps preserve the disappearing skill of book binding. Vsit a model airplane club in Smyrna. Meet a Nashville artist who molded a colorful career with clay.

Episode 40
Episode #32.40
Thu, Apr 4, 2019
Hit the ice with the Nashville Women's Ice Hockey League. Vsit an eccentric artist, Michelle Sweat. Old-time burgers at Becky's Grocery and Grill. Meet a man in Tellico Plains who is taking collecting to a whole new level.

Episode 41
Episode #32.41
Thu, Apr 11, 2019
Visit the City Cafe in Murfreesboro. A Woodbury man creates furniture of varying styles for businesses. See historic Bell Buckle, home of the Bell Buckle cafe. Travel to Lynnville to meet Colonel Littleton.

Episode 43
Episode #32.43
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Artist Ben Caldwell who works in metals to create beautiful artwork. Visit Rose Mont, a New Orleans-style family home. Cruise down memory lane to the Snow White Drive-In. Travel s to Northwest Tennessee to visit Discovery Park of America.
Episode 44
Episode #32.44
Thu, May 2, 2019
Vsit Beacon Light Tea Room in Bon Aqua, since 1936. Tour Falcon Rest, a majestic Victorian mansion. Meet some bikers with a special mission at Camp Rainbow. Travel to Pegram to visit the home of Mud Puddle Pottery.

Episode 45
Episode #32.45
Thu, May 9, 2019
Discover an historic village in downtown Murfreesboro. Dig in at an iconic Memphis BBQ restaurant. Explore a B&B with perhaps the best view in the entire Smoky Mountain region. Visit a Nashville artist who creates unique portraits.
Episode 46
Episode #32.46
Thu, May 16, 2019
Take a visit to the Nashville Zoo's veterinary center. Check into a Memphis mansion turned B&B. The Storyteller's Museum and Johnny Cash's 'Center of the Universe'. Country Diner Restaurant in Cunningham., TN.
Episode 47
Episode #32.47
Thu, May 23, 2019
Trace the footsteps of Nashville's civil rights leaders. Relax at The Sewanee Inn on the campus of the University of the South. Visit a Clarksville couple who created Boothill Blades. Hagy's Catfish Hotel.

Episode 48
Episode #32.48
Sun, May 5, 2019
Explore the 125-year-old Walker Inn Victorian B&B in Bell Buckle. Visit Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Sample traditional TN BBQ at The Peg Leg Porker. Meet a luthier in Springhill, TN.
Episode 49
Episode #32.49
Thu, Jun 20, 2019
Explore a 119-year-old country store in Putnam County. Visit the Blythewood Inn Bed and Breakfast. Meet an artist who turns edible into incredible. Stop at a popular cafe on the square in Lafayette, TN.

Episode 50
Episode #32.50
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Meet a Smyrna woman who creates works of art from strips of cloth. Sample the smoked goodness at Collins River BBQ. Meet a young Williamson County family and explore their goat dynasty. Visit a family's Bed and Breakfast.
