Leonida in GTA 6

Leonida is the fictional US state that contains GTA 6's Vice City, its surrounding towns, islands and wilderness. Rockstar has introduced six main destinations, giving the game a wider setting than the beachfront skyline alone suggests.

Six destinations, different sides of the state

• Vice City brings together beach districts, neighborhoods, nightlife and a cruise-ship port.
• Leonida Keys is an island region of boats, waterfront communities and smuggling connections.
• Grassrivers introduces wetlands, water channels and alligators.
• Ambrosia revolves around sugar processing and local biker influence.
• Port Gellhorn is a faded vacation destination with motels and shuttered attractions.
• Mount Kalaga National Park adds forests, mountain roads and outdoor trails.

This is the official location showcase, not a census of every settlement. A neighborhood such as Bayside sits at a different level from a whole region. Counting every named district as a separate city would give a misleading picture of the map.

The Florida connection

Dazed's interviews with Rockstar describe years of research around Miami and the surrounding area, including conversations with residents, former criminals, police and club promoters. Florida supplies the foundation, with Miami informing Vice City.

Research does not make Leonida a road-for-road copy. Real places help explain the architecture, landscapes and local culture; they cannot supply exact game coordinates or prove a route between two fictional towns.

What the map-size report actually establishes

GamesRadar's August 27 reporting, citing The New York Times, describes the GTA 6 map as roughly three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's. The report does not provide a square-kilometer figure or specify whether the comparison counts land, water or all playable space.

It is a useful indication of the reported scale, but there is no reliable calculation to turn it into a precise area. Multiplying a fan estimate for another game would only add a second uncertainty. Our map-size coverage separates that comparison from claims about playtime and character counts.

Exploring before the final map is available

The Leonida Atlas brings the site's documented places into a community reconstruction. Use it to compare locations and their evidence. Its geography is approximate, so road connections, travel times and district boundaries remain subject to confirmation.

For a first visit, choose a destination from the list above and follow its local landmarks. That keeps confirmed place names separate from the gaps a fan map necessarily fills in.