Vice City, the real places

Grand Theft Auto VI's Vice City is a fictional Miami, and 30 real places in and around Miami have been matched to it from the official trailers: 14 clearly shown, 14 likely and 2 still guesses. Here they are on a map, with what you'll find there today and how to visit.

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Grand Theft Auto VI is made by Rockstar Games. What's On Miami isn't affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive, and shows no game footage or artwork: every match below comes from published comparisons of the official trailers, linked under each place. Vice City is fictional; the places are real, and some are private homes or businesses, so visit respectfully.

The map opens on Miami; zoom out for the Everglades and the Keys. Rockstar has never named the real places it modelled. Clearly shown: the place is plain to see in an official trailer and several comparisons agree. Likely: one solid side-by-side comparison. A guess: fans think so; nobody has shown it yet. Last checked 9 November 2026; we'll update the list after the game comes out on 19 November 2026.

Miami Beach

• Ocean Drive (Art Deco strip)Clearly shownVice City's neon beachfront strip of pastel Art Deco hotels, driven at night in Trailer 1 and by day in Trailer 2; Rockstar's own copy describes Ocean Beach's 'pastel art deco hotels' and its pre-order material names the street Shore Drive.
• Lummus Park and Muscle Beach South BeachClearly shownTrailer 1 opens on the beach and Art Deco skyline around Lummus Park; Trailer 2 shows Jason lifting weights at a beachfront outdoor gym that Miami press identified as Lummus Park's.
• Hotel BreakwaterClearly shownAppears on the game's Ocean Drive as the 'Boardwalk' hotel with its tall neon spire.
• Hotel VictorClearly shownRecreated on Ocean Drive as 'Hotel Dixon', a nod to its architect L. Murray Dixon.
• Clevelander South BeachClearly shownThe 'Ocean View Hotel': neon palm-tree strip in Trailer 1 and a packed neon-pink pool party in Trailer 2.
• Loews Miami Beach HotelClearly shownIts oceanfront tower appears in Trailer 1's opening beach skyline, with a NINE1NINE banner plane flying past.
• Royal Palm South BeachLikelyPart of the same opening Trailer 1 skyline shot of South Beach hotels.
• 1500 Ocean DriveClearly shownThe pastel condo building at the north end of Ocean Drive, visible in Trailer 1's opening skyline.
• Hilton Bentley Miami/South BeachLikelyIts facade is recreated in Trailer 1, according to an X thread compiled by Miami New Times.
• Ocean Plaza Hotel (former Hilton McAlpin Ocean Plaza)LikelyA pastel Art Deco facade recreated in the game's Ocean Drive skyline, per the Miami New Times map.
• Fontainebleau Miami Beach (Tresor Tower penthouse)LikelyA rooftop penthouse terrace with a private pool in Trailer 1 has been matched to the Tresor Tower penthouse.
• Jade OceanLikelyThe wave-shaped beachfront tower is recreated in the game's skyline.
• MacArthur CausewayClearly shownThe highway into the mainland with its overhead signs, a rider and a waving passenger; Trailer 1 puts a stadium where the real road passes the Perez Art Museum.

Biscayne Bay and the port

• Venetian Causeway and Venetian Isle CondominiumClearly shownThe causeway with its toll booth, tennis court and bike lanes, and the stepped Venetian Isle condo beside it, are closely recreated (the game's 'Rialto Islands').
• Star Island and the Flagler Memorial MonumentA guessA jet-ski scene past waterfront villas with a white obelisk behind, and a causeway sign for 'Starfish Island', have been matched to Star Island and Monument Island by community mappers.
• PortMiamiClearly shownRockstar's 'VC Port, the cruise ship capital of the world'; Trailer 1 shows container cranes and a cargo ship, and port cranes recur behind the downtown arena and a speedboat chase.

Downtown and Brickell

• Kaseya CenterClearly shownThe waterfront arena seen from the causeway in Trailer 1 and again in Trailer 2; community sites name the game's version 'Sahara Arena'.
• Bayside Marketplace and Skyviews Miami Observation WheelLikelyThe observation wheel beside the arena is replicated in the game's downtown.
• 500 Brickell and Brickell on the RiverLikelyBrickell's towers, including 500 Brickell's twin towers joined with a circular cutout, stand in Vice City's skyline in Trailer 1.
• E11EVEN MiamiClearly shownThe 'NINE1NINE' club: a banner plane over the beach in Trailer 1, and Jason and Lucia dancing inside in Trailer 2.
• Club SpaceLikelyA version of the club with its terrace party flashes on screen in Trailer 1.
• MetromoverLikelyThe elevated people-mover train and an overhead walkway to a station are recreated in Trailer 2 and later gameplay footage.

The neighbourhoods

• Wynwood Walls and Wynwood Arts DistrictClearly shownGraffiti-covered warehouse walls in Trailer 1, with murals resembling work by real Miami street artists; fan sites tie it to the game's 'Stockyard' district.
• Little Haiti Cultural Complex and Caribbean MarketplaceLikelyA mural-covered street and an arrest scene in Trailer 2 that Miami press read as Little Haiti.
• Calle Ocho and Maximo Gomez (Domino) ParkLikelyRockstar's official copy names 'Little Cuba' and its 'bustling panaderias'; outlets read it as Miami's Little Havana. No specific Calle Ocho building has been matched to a trailer frame.

The Everglades and the Keys

• Everglades National ParkClearly shownRockstar's 'Grassrivers' wetland region, with airboats through tall grass, gators and mangroves in both trailers.
• Seven Mile BridgeLikelyAn aerial shot of a long bridge over turquoise water in Trailer 1, in Rockstar's 'Leonida Keys'.
• Bahia Honda State Park and the old Bahia Honda Rail BridgeLikelyThe broken old bridge with missing spans beside the modern highway bridge, seen in Trailer 1.
• Rain Barrel Village (Betsy the Lobster)LikelyA roadside Keys village in Rockstar's images with a giant whale statue where the real giant lobster stands.
• Caribbean ClubA guessA weathered waterfront Keys bar where Jason and Lucia drink in Trailer 2 (signed 'Hurricane Roxy' or 'The Rusty Anchor' depending on the source).

Staying near the places

Most of the Miami Beach places are on or near Ocean Drive, a short walk apart. Brickell, Downtown and Little Havana are 15 to 25 minutes across the causeways by car. The Keys and the Everglades are day trips. What a hotel costs each night: Miami hotel prices.