Every Rockstar game has hidden locations and references littered across its map. GTA 5 had alien sightings, the mystery of the Chiliad and Bigfoot references. GTA 6 won't be any different. This page is a living list of the spots most likely to contain easter eggs when the game launches and the trailer clues we already know about - as well as advice on how to spot the fakes that inevitably crop up at launch.
See our GTA 6 map locations guide and trailer breakdown for locations from across the entire map.
Where Rockstar usually hides easter eggs
Themes from previous games: mountain summits (the Chiliad mystery), deserted/remote structures (Calafia Bridge, alien crash), offshore regions far from land, attics/basements of nondescript buildings, and places that require unusual methods of access to reach. They all map onto locations within GTA 6's geography quite obviously: skyscrapers in Vice City, deep wetland areas in the Everglades analogue, secluded islands in the Keys, derelict buildings in rural Leonida.
If you're looking to be the first person to discover a massive GTA 6 easter egg, keep these places in mind.
Trailer hints already in the wild
Frame-by-frame analysis of trailer 2 has revealed several questionable details: a quick glimpse of what appears to be a UFO graffiti tag in the wetlands, a partially hidden monument in rural Leonida that doesn't appear architecturally accurate to real-Florida structures, and a Vice City rooftop pool that features some intentionally odd geometry. These aren't verified easter eggs - they could just be normal world detail - but they are being monitored by the community nonetheless.
Follow our trailer location breakdown article for source frames and ongoing analysis.
Callbacks to GTA: Vice City (2002) and other games
Rockstar's writers have hinted they're aware of the callback potential. The original 2002 Vice City already had dozens of potential points of interest to call back to (Malibu Club, Vercetti Estate, the Pole Position, etc.), and of course, this new map takes place in the same fictional location. We can expect at least some places here to be intentional throwbacks - either lovingly remade, satirised for modern times, or buried Easter eggs only die-hard fans will understand.
Games also often reference other games. GTA 5 had several references to GTA 4 and GTA: San Andreas baked into its map. GTA 6 will probably contain references to GTA 5 (a Los Santos postcard somewhere, a Tequi-La-La poster, etc.) and earlier titles as well.
Aliens, Bigfoot, and the meta-mystery slot
Every Rockstar game since GTA 5 has featured a layered, multi-step mystery. This mystery is always intended to become the community's long-running unsolved puzzle. The Chiliad mystery from GTA 5 spanned several months. GTA 6 will almost certainly feature something similar, and none of the footage in the trailers has revealed it - intentionally. Be prepared for months of forum detective work after launch.
Where will it be? The pattern says: somewhere out of the way, with strange access conditions (weather, time of day, vehicle or object needed). Start by checking the wetlands or the rooftops of tall buildings.
Note that some easter eggs from previous GTAs do not activate until certain conditions are met - which traditionally is noted along with GTA 6 cheat codes and unlocks when discovered. Keep an eye on that side of the documentation upon release, as some "secrets" may be codes instead of places.
How to avoid fake easter eggs
Every pre-launch and early-launch phase brings a flood of fraudulent 'discoveries' - photoshopped screenshots, edited videos, modded sequences claimed as vanilla. Here are a few rules of thumb: trust video only, no stills. Trust only video of the player travelling to the area under normal circumstances. Be suspicious of anything that claims it was accessed via console commands or with mods that haven't been released yet.
When the modding scene matures, modded easter eggs will start popping up as well - some will be legitimate user-created content, some will be scams. GTA 6 map downloads will indicate which ones are verified and which aren't.