Vice City – Fortitude Valley’s True Crime Tour

Vice City - Fortitude Valley True Crime Tour

Step into the Underbelly of Vice City – Fortitude Valley’s True Crime Tour

Take a Walk down Vice City…

Beautiful one day – deadly the next – and corrupt the day after that.

  • Visit the Headquarters of the Underworld Kingpins of the 1980s.
  • Learn the locations of the casinos that didn’t exist.
  • Re-enact sting operations from years gone by.
  • Drop into the Whisky Au Go Go Nightclub Firebombing Site.
  • Experience a taste of the findings from the infamous Fitzgerald Inquiry and learn if you were in on the joke.
  • Book your ticket for a unique investigation into the corruption that scourged this fine city.

Travel to the Fortitude Valley, a rough and tumble place where the lights of Fortitude Valley shone the brightest during its most corrupt era.

Forget the fake news stories and join us for a memorable trip down the glamourous, glitzy and corruption-laden past.

…vices the city tried to forget…

Vice City True Crime Tour Meeting Spot

Vice City True Crime Tour - Meeting Point

Meets at the corner of Church St & Wickham St, next to the Holy Trinity Church.

Vice City True Crime Tour Socials


Vice City – Fortitude Valley True Crime Tour Reviews

Historically Fascinating

A fascinating recount of Fortitude Valley’s shady past. The crime, the corruption,
the movers & shakers of the time make for a truly interesting experience.

We loved it and will definitely do more tours!

We loved the little details and how the dominoes all fall at the end. We been on tours before that discuss briefly crimes
like the whiskey a-go-go but had no idea how deep it ran and how all these events were interconnected.

My Appetite has been Whet

Our guide was brilliantly educated on the content, and extremely engaging and entertaining. We had an amazing experience
learning about OUR city and the dark past that I was thankfully oblivious to when growing up in the 70s and 80s.

Vice City – Fortitude Valley True Crime Tour Additional Information

Duration:- 90-100 Minutes

Frequency:- Most Fridays and Saturdays (specific start times are listed on the true crime tour calendar above).

Distance:- Approximately 2km (leisurely paced) on mostly flat terrain, with a small hill towards the end of the tour.

Dress Code:- Wear comfortable footwear.

Weather:- The true crime tour operates in nearly all weather conditions. The allure of the True Crime Tour is often heightened by wet and gloomy weather, adding to its mystique. Nevertheless, don’t forget to pack a raincoat or umbrella, just in case you need it.

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