Uncovering the Globe's Priciest Ghost Towns

7. Genola, Utah's Titanic Standard Reduction Mill

Place: Genola, Utah Year: 1920 Price: $580,000 Though it was constructed in 1920, the Tintic Standard Reduction Mill wasn't put to use until 1925. The refinery is now closed and discouraged from being visited because to the high concentrations of lead and arsenic, two poisons that are fatal to humans.

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Genola, Utah's Titanic Standard Reduction Mill ©DT Brimhall/Microsoft This mill, set into the side of a mountain, used to be rather productive, handling 200 tons of ore a day. Despite this, the owners were unable to maintain it for a variety of reasons, and as a result, it has turned into a hovel that is stocked with poisons and abandoned mining equipment.

8. Goldfield Hotel, Nevada's Goldfield

Place: Nevada's Goldfield Year: 1908 Price: $300,000 to $400,000 Goldfield, Nevada, home to the Goldfield Hotel and a large population, was the place to be in 1908. As one might anticipate from lodgings in a Gold Rush town, the hotel was opulent. There were chandeliers, gold-leaf ceilings, a mahogany lobby, and an abundance of champagne at the 150-room hotel.

Atlas Obscura/Pinterest / Goldfield Hotel, Goldfield, Nevada However, Goldfield and the Hotel dried up along with the gold. Now, the Goldfield Hotel is renowned for its haunting more than its wealth, and it is true that the establishment has seen a high number of homicides and suicides. Some guests go so far as to boldly assert that the Goldfield Hotel serves as a direct entryway to Hell.