Vice City in real life: the sign, the food, and what's real
Grand Theft Auto VI's makers have put Vice City into real Miami ahead of the game's release on 19 November 2026: a "Welcome to Vice City" sign on the roof of the Kaseya Center, the Miami Heat's arena (Rockstar Games paid the county $975,000), and the game's Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell as food stands inside it. Here's what's real, where, until when, and what was talked about but never signed.
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The "Welcome to Vice City" sign on the Kaseya Center roof
Up since 22 September 2026; reported to stay until April 2027
Giant pink lettering lifted onto the roof of the Miami Heat's arena by helicopter. Rockstar Games paid Miami-Dade County $975,000 for it, just under the $1 million a mayor can sign without a commission vote, which annoyed some commissioners.
Seeing it: It's a roof sign, so it's made to be seen from above: Forbes says it's visible from planes landing in Miami and on Heat broadcasts. A window seat is your best chance. From the street you see the arena, not the sign.
Sources: forbes.com, yahoo.com, brobible.com.
Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell stands inside the Kaseya Center
From early November 2026, "for a limited time" (the arena and the Heat)
Two of the game's fast-food chains as concession stands at the arena, so you need a ticket to an event inside.
Seeing it: Heat home games around launch week: 13, 14, 16, 18 and 22 November (NBA.com schedule).
Sources: lufkindailynews.com, nba.com.
Skinny Louie turns Burger Shot
Early November to 31 December 2026
The Florida burger chain says all its Florida locations, the Kaseya Center one included, become Burger Shots for the period, in store and for delivery.
Seeing it: Any Skinny Louie in Florida; check the chain's own posts for the menu.
Sources: lufkindailynews.com.
Talked about, not signed
Ideas the county discussed with the game's makers, reported by the Miami Herald, that were not signed: Miami International Airport as "Vice City Airport", a wrapped Metromover train and branded manhole covers. The mayor's chief of staff said the arena sign was the only agreement signed.
Sources: yahoo.com, forbes.com.
While you're downtown
The arena sits on the bay between Bayside and its observation wheel and the Signature Bridge that's been going up since 2017. The rest of the real places behind the game are on the map.
From news reports, checked 10 November 2026. Pop-ups are "for a limited time": check with the arena or the chain before you go. We use the game's names in text only.
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.