The Oasis Bordello Museum in Wallace, Idaho is in a building which housed an active bordello until 1988 at which time the occupants quickly left town upon hearing about a possible federal raid. They left behind personal items, food in the cupboards, the remains of a meal on the table, and even groceries in a grocery bag on the kitchen counter. The building was purchased from the former madam in 1993 and opened as a museum. The second floor of the building has a series of rooms, each of which is named for a color. In each of the rooms is a doll light which the women would turn on if they didn’t feel comfortable with a client. The maid could see this light from the peephole in the door and could interrupt the session.
Waiting Rooms
Gold Room
Red Room
Green Room
Grey Room
Brown Room
Blue Room
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