Top 10: Brothels

You can tell the brothel scene is changing when Yab Yum, Amsterdam's most notorious brothel, is shut down by the city. To rub salt into the public wound, fashion designers have moved into the Red Light District, replacing naked gyrating women with rigid plastic mannequins. In compliance with a court order, Yab Yum closed its doors in 2007. Increasingly, the sex industry is moving underground and finding new online homes where sexual encounters are pre-arranged. Despite this trend, many parts of the world still have Red Light Districts where brothels abound. While our rankings in no way endorse these brothels, we have evaluated some of the more upscale bordellos where discretion and mood will play central roles on your hunt for sexual congress. For those with an appetite for the exotic, the erotic or the simply erogenous, we give you the world's top 10 brothels. No. 10 Big Sister Prague, Czech Republic By definition, not to mention tradition, a brothel is a place where you pay for sex. Big Sister, however, is free. Like the cheapest brand of internet porn, Big Sister is free. There's a catch, of course. After finishing your private act, Big Sister shows you to the world -- on cable TV. It is a sexual show-and-tell, and it's coming to America. As the first sex-based reality television show, Big Sister has spread its seed across satellite channels all over Europe. The girls are well-paid ($4,400 to $7,400 a month) and are mostly Czech and Slovak. If all this sounds like a Slavic dream come true and you decide to dust off your cleats at home plate, let's hope you don't suffer from stage fright. No. 9 The Site Sydney, Australia The Site is a modern club with a healthy diversity of female types that will cater to the fantasy girl you lust after. If you want “Black African Glamour,” “Wild and Raunchy Brunette” or “Hot and Sassie Blonde Aussie,” The Site can fuel your desire. The prices are typical ($150 for a half-hour booking, $270 for an hour), but it should be said that The Site is where sex is primary, and perhaps a little gritty. No. 8 FKK World Frankfurt, Germany FKK World is actually a house in the German forest, 25 miles from Frankfurt. Like many German brothels, FKK World was built for American tourists and tastes. There is an indoor and an outdoor area with pools, a sauna, an erotic cinema, and a sports bar just in case it's Super Bowl. This is also the place to go if you're looking for a raucous event, like a Halloween celebration. For special events, the girls go extra wild by skinny-dipping and bouncing around in an arousing game of beach volleyball. No. 7 Nana Bangkok, Thailand The Nana Entertainment Plaza in downtown Bangkok is an immense den of iniquity. A four-floor compound with over 40 bars, Nana stands at the apex of Thailand's nightlife insanity. Most of the bars here (including G-Spot, Rock Hard and Lollipop) are go-go bars where girls dance in various stages of undress. Unlike the formal brothel experience, however, men must negotiate with the female workers based on their mutual interest in sex and money. If a suitable arrangement can be made, you're in business. No. 6 Bernds Sauna Club Schieferhof, Germany The Bernds Sauna Club is so German, its website has a philosophy: it proclaims itself the “Mutter aller Clubs” or “the mother of all clubs.” In other words, if you drive out to Schieferhof, you might crystallize the seldom-realized dream of making it with your dream MILF (not that the ladies here are mothers). However, the club is more of a house, and the best time to visit might be in the summer -- when the girls are getting dirty in the garden, lying on chaise-lounges and splashing in the kiddie pool. No. 5 FKK Oase Frankfurt, Germany FKK Oase is located in the woods, not far from Frankfurt. For its decor and architecture, FKK Oase has gone Greek, relying on abundant columns, pillars and Venus statues to make you feel like Ajax returning from battle. If you're in need of a place to rest, you've come to the right place -- let the women do the work. As you walk through the halls, the naked reflections of copious female bodies bounce off the floor-to-ceiling mirrors. But in keeping with the theme, you play hard-to-get, while the girls sidle up to you, desperate to drag you off to a little, dimly lit cabana for some drawn-out satisfaction. No. 4 Centaurus Rio, Brazil Brazil is one of those exotic lands where the women all seem voluptuous, with tight bodies and beautifully tanned bundas. In Brazil, brothels are called termas, Centaurus is the place and the women are mind-boggling. As you enter, the initial cost is $210, which buys you 40 minutes with any girl. If you've never kissed a Brazilian, Centaurus will pop your Latino cherry. No. 3 The Relax Nightclub Hamburg, Germany The Relax Nightclub might just charm the pants off you. Upon entering the lavish nightclub, the German vixens work like Geisha to put you in the right mood to have fun. Like a masquerade ball, you will be greeted by many girls wearing masks and lingerie. The Relax manner is a classical and erotic approach to sex that delays gratification in favor of anticipation. No. 2 The Bunny Ranch Carson City, NV When a town promotes itself with the line “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” you would think that sex would be offered on the platter. Such is not the case in the perhaps inaptly named Sin City. For your taste of brothel life in Nevada, head to Carson City -- just northwest of Vegas. If you're looking for a kinky adventure, check out the legendary Moonlite Bunny Ranch. Just outside Carson City, The Bunny Ranch is a connected set of trailers full of XXX-looking bombshells. However, according to owner Dennis Hof, who calls himself America's “Pimpmaster General,” “Sex is more about fantasy and role-play than it is about penetration.” With the endorsement of legendary sex addicts like Howard Stern, Larry Flynt and Hugh Hefner, the bunnies must have a few tricks down their panties. No. 1 Tiffany’S Sydney, Australia Like a pouting pair of red lips, Tiffany's delivers the goods. In Sydney, where brothels seem to spread like wildfire, Tiffany's takes the cake. Boasting Sydney's largest selection of girls and five terraces set in a peaceful area of the countryside, Tiffany's is completely red, like a Freudian dream. Catering to the upscale crowd, Tiffany's is a sophisticated joint with themed rooms, crafted for a more exotic experience, carried out by buxom ladies who will make you feel like a kid in a candy store. [view link]