Julia C Bulette Red Light Museum

Museum showcasing history of Nevada prostitution. Features vintage erotica, Oriental art and medical equipment.History of Julia Bullette, a favored soiled dove of 1860s Virginia City. Displays include vintage erotica, Oriental art and antique medical equipment. Miners, millers, firemen and other men - who greatly outnumbered the women in the Comstock period - were serviced well by one of Virginia City's famous residents, Madame Julia Bulette. With that, the Julia C. Bulette Red Light Museum highlights the life and times of this extraordinary woman, who cared for the sick in their time of need. A vigilante group saw to the hanging of the man who reportedly murdered her for her jewels.Keeping the peace may have proven tough for those of law enforcement in the Wild West. For that, the Silver State National Peace Officers Museum was installed in the 1876 Storey County Jail of the historic courthouse on B Street as a way of honoring the men in blue. Inside, the museum features local and state exhibits including the death mask worn by notorious criminal John Dillinger.