Vice City – Fortitude Valley’s True Crime Tour

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Vice City – Fortitude Valley's True Crime Tour

Cultural and Theme Tours
Sightseeing Tours
Walking and Biking Tours
1 min guests
25 max guests

Highlights

  • Explore Fortitude Valley's gritty history while uncovering the hidden vices of Brisbane's past.
  • Relive the glamour and corruption of a bygone era through engaging storytelling and guided insights.
  • Discover the infamous Fitzgerald Inquiry's revelations that shaped the city’s reputation and political landscape.
  • Enjoy a family-friendly experience that invites all ages to delve into the intriguing tales of Vice City.

Take a Walk down Vice City…

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

Enjoy a leisurely guided walking tour retracing the steps of a criminal but alluring past.

Learn all about the vices of the town we were told didn’t exist.

From brown bags full of cash to casinos to nightclubs and political intrigues.

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 Bris-Vegas shone the brightest during its most corrupt era.

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

…vices the city tried to forget…

Tour details

  • Cultural and Theme Tours
  • Sightseeing Tours
  • Walking and Biking Tours
  • Half Day or Less
  • Large Group Tour
  • On-site Experience
  • Private Tour
  • Small Group Tour
  • Basic
  • Available from 15 November 2025 to 30 December 2029

Features

Service facilities

  • Family Friendly
  • Pet Friendly – Enquire
Accessibility

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

General access

  • Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
  • Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
  • Companion Cards are accepted.
  • Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)

Operation information

Brisbane's True Crime Tours

Take a Walk on the Dark Side…

Don’t be fooled by the bright lights and bustling city streets. This city has a past…a dark past…

Enjoy a leisurely guided walking tour retracing the steps of the city’s most infamous men.

Transport yourself back in time to a seemingly lawless world of brawlers, fraudsters, and love triangles gone wrong.

Uncover the dark secrets that lurk behind every historic building and alleyway.

Wander the city streets with your tour guide and experience firsthand the rich history that once reigned supreme around every corner.

Book your ticket now for a unique investigation into the criminal underbelly that once plagued this fine city.

The glamour of current day Brisbane tried to hide its brutal and bloody past, but there is only so much the bright lights of Bris-Vegas can mask.

Forget what you think you know about Brisbane and join them for a jaw-dropping trip down a memory lane you never knew existed.

Meets at the front entrance of the Brisbane City Hall in King George Square. Bring comfortable shoes.

…stories the city tried to forget…

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  • Experience is charged

Memberships

  • National Trust

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