With its lifelike wax doll display, the Hood-Penn Museum is proving to be an increasingly popular — if strange — tourist attraction for the small town of Westonia.
abc.net.au/news/westonia-hood-penn-museum-wax-dolls-for-outback-wa-tourism/101773474The Shire of Westonia may have a population of less than 250 but what it lacks in people it makes up for in wax dolls.The Hood-Penn Museum in Westonia, 300km east of Perth, features lifelike wax dolls based on real localsShire of Westonia CEO Bill Price says tourism has boomed in recent years
Shire of Westonia chief executive officer Bill Price says the lifelike figures, which include "veins" and human hair, are known to give visitors a fright. There is also a gold miner inside a vibrating mine tunnel, where visitors can experience a simulated journey underground — complete with sound effects and physical vibrations.
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