Ocean Beach
is inspired by South Beach (Miami Beach Architectural District), Florida
Inspired by a real place
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The southern district of Vice City Beach, lined with pastel Art Deco hotels, where Tommy Vercetti's first safehouse stands.
The real place
South Beach is the southern end of Miami Beach, and its 1930s Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings were designated the Miami Beach Architectural District in 1979. The game copies its strip of low pastel hotels facing a park-lined beach, plus the high rises at its southern tip.
Visiting
Start at the Art Deco Welcome Center at 1001 Ocean Drive, which runs guided walking tours of the district. Mornings are quieter and cooler than the busy evenings.
Ocean Drive, Miami Beach is also in Grand Theft Auto VI. See all 2 games side by side
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