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Port Gellhorn

Port Gellhorn is a run-down beach town in GTA 6 that Rockstar calls “Leonida's forgotten coast”: cheap motels, shut attractions and an economy of pills, malt liquor and dirt bikes.

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The Starlet Motel and its neon sign in Port Gellhorn at dusk.

Details

Rockstar's tagline
Live Hard
Real-world model
Florida's Gulf coast (not named by Rockstar)
Named places
Starlet Motel, The Delights, Port Gellhorn Pawn & Gun
Game
Grand Theft Auto VI
Platforms
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Release date
Open the GTA 6 interactive map

Port Gellhorn is a fading beach town on Leonida's coast. Rockstar's place page calls it “Leonida's forgotten coast”, under the tagline “Live Hard.”

“Cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls won't bring the tourists back,” it says, “but there's a new economy in this once-popular vacation spot. It's fueled by malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks. Jump on a dirt bike and hold onto your wallet.”

“Forgotten Coast” is also the real nickname of a stretch of Florida's Gulf coast in the Big Bend, which is the likeliest model.

What Rockstar has shown in Port Gellhorn

  • The Starlet Motel, with its neon sign lit at dusk
  • The Delights, a cabaret with a neon sign
  • Two tattooed men in a grow room with cannabis plants, one holding a baseball bat
  • A woman in a car taking a bag of blue pills from a bearded man
  • A tailgate party around a fire at night
  • A giant iguana statue beside a motel sign, in Rockstar's artwork

The town also appears in Trailer 1, where a red muscle car spins its rear wheels past the Port Gellhorn Pawn & Gun.

A red muscle car spins its rear wheels past a Port Gellhorn Pawn and Gun sign.

What is not known yet

Rockstar has not shown where Port Gellhorn sits on the map, which characters are tied to it, or which of its businesses can be entered. The mention of dirt bikes suggests off-road riding nearby, but Rockstar has not described any activity there.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Port Gellhorn based on?

Rockstar does not say. Its own phrase for the town, “Leonida's forgotten coast”, is the real nickname of part of Florida's Gulf coast.

Was Port Gellhorn in a GTA 6 trailer?

Yes. Trailer 1 shows a red muscle car spinning its wheels past the Port Gellhorn Pawn & Gun.

Is Port Gellhorn a city?

It is a small town. Rockstar describes a once-popular vacation spot of cheap motels, shut-down attractions and empty strip malls.

Sources

Page history

  • Rewritten from Rockstar's official place pages and trailers. Removed an outdated release date and unsourced claims.

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