Rockstar OfficialVice Beach
6 min readUpdated Oct 2026
Vice City & Ocean Beach — Art Deco Strip, Marinas & Urban Core
Official Rockstar region dossier for Vice City and Ocean Beach: neon-lit Art Deco hotels along Ocean Drive, South Beach boardwalks, Venetian islands, Downtown skyscrapers, and Vice Port.
ROCKSTAR SECTION: Directly verified from official Rockstar Games biographies, trailers, and press releases.
location
Vice-Dale County
coordinates
25.7825° N, 80.1300° W
reading Time
6 min read
real world counterpart
Miami & Miami Beach, Florida
landmark count
380+ Mapped Landmarks
tags
Vice CityOcean BeachOcean DriveVice-DaleDistricts
Regional Overview
Vice City is the bustling metropolitan heart of Grand Theft Auto VI, officially profiled by Rockstar Games on the Grand Theft Auto VI portal and situated on the southeastern Atlantic coast of the state of Leonida. Modeled with extraordinary architectural fidelity after modern-day Miami and Miami Beach, the city spans barrier islands, Venetian causeways, residential neighborhoods, and a gleaming downtown skyline.
Confirmed Sub-Districts & Landmarks
- ◆Ocean Beach & Ocean Drive: The iconic pastel-and-neon Art Deco hotel strip overlooking the Atlantic beachfront, featuring vintage classic cars, rooftop lounges, and packed pedestrian promenades.
- ◆Venetian & Starfish Islands: Man-made luxury island chains linking the mainland to the barrier beach via multi-lane causeway bridges.
- ◆Downtown Vice City & Brickell Counterpart: High-density glass residential and financial towers bordering Biscayne Bay, along with the Kaseya Center and Freedom Tower architectural counterparts.
- ◆Little Haiti & Calle Ocho: Vibrant cultural neighborhoods inland featuring local pawn shops, music studios, and nightclubs including Boobie Ike's Jack of Hearts.