Crystal is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

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. The community is located about from

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

. It is on a paved road that exits from State Route 160. As of late 2005, Crystal had two

brothel A brothel, bordello, ranch, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. However, for legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub par ...

s, the

Cherry Patch Ranch Dennis Hof's Love Ranch, known as the Cherry Patch Ranch prior to 2010, is one of two brothels in Crystal, Nevada. It is also referred to as the Love Ranch South Lamar Odom was found unconscious at the establishment and the press reported that ...

and Mabel's Ranch, and the

Brothel Art Museum Crystal is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The community is located about from Las Vegas. It is on a paved road that exits from State Route 160. As of late 2005, Crystal had two brothels, the Cherry Patch Ran ...

. In November 2005, former

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Heidi Fleiss Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born December 30, 1965) is an American former madam. She ran an upscale prostitution ring based in Los Angeles and is often referred to as the " Hollywood Madam". Fleiss has also worked as a columnist and was a television per ...

said she intended to partner with a brothel owner in order to start a brothel with male prostitutes catering exclusively to female customers. In 2009, however, she announced that she had abandoned those plans.

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Unincorporated communities in Nevada Unincorporated communities in Nye County, Nevada {{NyeCountyNV-geo-stub ar:كريستال، نيفادا vo:Crystal (Nevada)

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