Uncovering the Globe's Priciest Ghost Towns

11. The Deserted Sanatorium of Zelda Fitzgerald, Beacon, New York

Place: New York's Beacon Year: 1859 Price: $16,680 a month Built in 1859, it was originally intended to be a gothic home for a retired Civil War general rather than a medical center. In 1915, the house, then known as Tioranda, was transformed into a mental health facility. At a monthly fee of $750 (or $16,680 when adjusted for inflation), it was an exclusive retreat for celebrities and the wealthy to retreat to in case of a mental collapse.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald brought his beloved wife Zelda to the Sanatorium in an attempt to treat her depression. Rosemary Kennedy and Frances Seymour were two more well-known socialites who met tragic ends at the hospital. The Sanatorium closed many years ago, yet its interior is still immaculate today.

12. Leadville, Colorado; Climax, Colorado

Place: Colorado's Leadville Year: The 1900s Price: $700 million  (2012 Mine Upgrades) The little mining town of Climax, Colorado, got its name from its elevation of more than 11,300 feet above sea level. It was next to a molybdenum mine that reopened in 2012 following $700 million in renovations. Climax, like many other abandoned mining towns in the West, has remained closed.

Climax, Colorado @atlasobscura/Pinterest Leadville, Colorado 75 percent of the world's molybdenum was once produced at the Climax Mine. It had both highs and lows before closing in 1995 and having its structures relocated to Leadville, which is next door. The only remaining remnants of the town of Climax are an antique train engine and a few mining artifacts.