Post #10511 by vintagegirl on Tue, Oct 8, 2002 10:39 PM

Haven't seen Hulaville, but Exotic World is quite a treat. Don't wash your car before you go because the dust from Wild Road (a dirt road) will get everywhere. (I almost missed Wild Road the first time I went there for rehearsals.) When you pull up the long dirt driveway you'll see cupid statues here and there. Drive to the back of the property where you'll see a couple of old ranch houses and you're there.

Hopefully Dixie (the owner) will be giving you the tour. The collection is housed inside a single-story, ranch-style house. There's a lot to see as it's crammed wall to wall. It's the history of burlesque laid out before you from the Victorian age to present. Plus one room set aside as a souvenir shop. Unfortunately, Dixie doesn't have a lot of people helping her and it's run on donations so some of the stuff looks like it could use a gentle dusting, especially the costume pieces. But it's still great that we have even this much history to look at.

There's also a separate large rec room, that has some photographs of past shows, but I'm not sure if that's part of the regular museum. It's right at the foot of the pool area where the annual show is held.