Ocean Drive, Miami Beach in video games
The pastel Art Deco hotels of Ocean Drive are the heart of Vice City in 1986 and again in Grand Theft Auto VI. Ocean Drive, Miami Beach appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Grand Theft Auto VI (as Ocean Beach) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
In real lifeThe games
In gameGrand Theft Auto VI2026Ocean BeachInspired by a real placeRockstar's Vice City description points to the pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands of Ocean Beach, and the trailers show its beachfront and neon-lit hotel strip.Game vs real photo 
In gameGrand Theft Auto: Vice City2002Ocean DriveInspired by a real placeThe neon-lit beachfront road through Ocean Beach, lined with Art Deco hotels facing the sand and palms.Game vs real photo 
In gameGrand Theft Auto: Vice City2002Ocean BeachInspired by a real placeThe southern district of Vice City Beach, lined with pastel Art Deco hotels, where Tommy Vercetti's first safehouse stands.Game vs real photo
The real place
Lummus Park runs along the east side of Ocean Drive from 5th to 15th Street, facing one of the world's best-known groups of 1930s Art Deco and Streamline Moderne hotels. Axios and Miami New Times matched the trailer's opening beach shots to Lummus Park and the Ocean Drive hotels.
Visiting
Walk Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets after dusk, when the hotel neon is lit. The beach and the park promenade are free and open to everyone.
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