Mount Juliet, TN
Susan Watson visits a family-operated bakery in Mount Juliet. (Closed)Susan Watson visits a family-operated bakery in Mount Juliet. Short Cakes Cakery is permanently closed, but you can watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Rising Fawn, GA
Cindy Carter took to the wild blue yonder near Chattanooga, TN by jumping off of a perfectly good mountain, at the Lookout Mountain Flight Park.
Nashville, TN
If you've been to a major Nashville event like a Titans game or even the recent Music City Marathon, you've probably seen the Mounted Patrol, the police on horseback. It's amazing to see what these officers and their horses go through to make sure the horses stay calm, cool and collected. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Nashville Mounted Patrol School.
Gatlinburg, TN
Laura Faber enjoys the view at Hippensteal's Mountain View Inn.
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.
Mount Juliet, TN
Ed Rice has earned awards for his country hams he sells out of his store in Mt. Juliet, TN. He only sells them around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but appearances are deceiving. Tennessee Crossroads' Al Voecks discovered there's a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into putting a championship ham on your dinner table. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Rice Country Hams.
Mount Juliet, TN
Ed Rice has earned awards for his country hams he sells out of his store in Mt. Juliet, TN. He only sells them around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but appearances are deceiving. Tennessee Crossroads' Al Voecks discovered there's a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into putting a championship ham on your dinner table. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Rice Country Hams.
Knoxville, TN
Miranda Cohen samples the sweets at Moonshine Mountain Cookie Company.
Petros, TN
You don't usually think of a prison as a good vacation destination, especially like Brushy Mountain State Prison. For more than a century, the worst of the worst of the worst criminals were sent there. But of course it was closed in 2009. Now, it's re-opened not for inmates, but for tourists. Join Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads to see at this once infamous lock-up.
Woodbury, TN
Tennessee is well known for its distilleries. The Cannon County, TN Short Mountain Distillery that Tennessee Crossroads visited isn't quite a household name yet, but it has plenty to make a day trip worthwhile. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Crossville, TN
The Cumberland Plateau is a very popular area for retirees, and the land is being gobbled up fast, but there is one man who wants to preserve his 700 acre farm for generations to come, and to provide a place for people to leave the city and experience rural life. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Cumberland Mountain Lodge in Crossville, TN.
Townsend, TN
It started out as a normal road improvement project near the Smoky Mountains, but as Tennessee Crossroads discovered, it led to the creation of a living tribute to this historic area of the state. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.