Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."