# ID this secret place (inspired by walled block in Fl) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573 "2008-04-16T10:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PuddingCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@PuddingCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PuddingCat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/1 "2008-04-16T10:27:19Z")
Hi. I was having such a good time reading the “mysterious block of walled land in Florida” thread that I thought I’d steal the idea and open it up. My proposal is that somebody posts a google maps reference to a site and the collective track it down till we know who/what. Then somebody can post the next. So if you’ve always wondered whether that really is Murder Mansion on the hill, now is your chance to find out! Your starter for 10 is an easy one. Voila [http://preview.tinyurl.com/6eadlx](http://preview.tinyurl.com/6eadlx) tim ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/2 "2008-04-16T11:12:45Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to The Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/3 "2008-04-17T18:56:31Z")
I’ve got one that isn’t even listed on google maps. Near Saint Augustine Florida there’s a group of buildings that look like they might have once belonged to one of those roadside motels from the '60’s (You know, the ones with the tiny houses) The place is called Surfside Bathhouse and Dancehall. It doen’t look like a business because the only sign is a historical marker out front. My questions are what the heck is it? and why are their doors always open? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/4 "2008-04-17T19:03:24Z")
I’m guessing from the location that the OP photo could be related to the Drakelow tunnels and the old Regional Government Headquarters. ---
**Author:** ![PuddingCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@PuddingCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PuddingCat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/5 "2008-04-18T15:11:22Z")
[QUOTE=Crusoe] I’m guessing from the location that the OP photo could be related to the Drakelow tunnels and the old Regional Government Headquarters. [/QUOTE] Correct! Superb tunnels in case anybody fancies a visit. Very freaky! tim ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/6 "2008-04-18T16:13:29Z")
OK then, where/ what is this ‘desert’? [http://preview.tinyurl.com/4fuupo](http://preview.tinyurl.com/4fuupo) ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-secret-place-inspired-by-walled-block-in-fl/445573/7 "2008-04-18T17:27:20Z")
I imagine that some folks might be interested in hiding out in [this location](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=portmeirion&jsv=107&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.357162,71.806641&ie=UTF8&ll=52.912926,-4.098555&spn=0.002313,0.004383&t=k&z=18) for a few days. Or maybe forever…