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Miami Beach Crime and Scandals Walking Tour 2 hr 30 min

TourTruth score 7.4 out of 10

AverageTop 25% in Miami

6 reviews · Rated on 2 providers · How we score

  • Miami
  • 2 hrs 30 min
  • Updated November 1, 2026

Uncover Miami Beach’s crime-filled past on a private 150-minute walk through historic streets, hotel lobbies, and scandalous stories.

About this tour

Explore Miami Beach’s darker past on a private walking tour where historic hotels and city streets become the setting for stories of crime and scandal. With an English-speaking guide, follow a researched, vividly told account of the forces that shaped the city.

Over 150 minutes, hear about segregation, Prohibition-era alcohol, illegal gambling rackets, 1980s cocaine trafficking, and the Russian mafia’s influence on Washington Avenue in the 2000s. Along the way, visit historic hotel lobbies and other semi-public spaces, and receive a guide map personally curated by your host. Bottled water is included, and the private format offers a more personal experience.

Meet near the entrance of the Miami Beach Welcome Center. Participants must sign a release form, and the tour is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, poor cardiovascular health, or who are pregnant. Join this Miami Beach crime and scandals walking tour to see familiar streets through the stories hidden in their past.

Highlights

  • Trace Miami Beach’s history of Prohibition-era bootlegging and illegal gambling
  • Hear stories of 1980s cocaine trafficking and the Russian mafia’s influence
  • Step inside historic hotel lobbies and other semi-public spaces
  • Explore the city with a private guide and a personally curated map

What's included

Included

  • Bottled water
  • Private group experience
  • Personally curated guide map
  • Behind-the-scenes access to historic hotel lobbies and other semi-public spaces
  • Guide

Not included

  • Tips and gratuities

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Important information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, poor cardiovascular health, or who are pregnant
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Meet near the entrance of the Miami Beach Welcome Center
  • Participants are required to sign a release form

How this score is calculated

This tour scores 5.00 on Viator and 5.00 on GetYourGuide. Ratings on these sites cluster near the top of the 5-star scale, so we compare each one with all other ratings on the same site before combining them.

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  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.4. Top 25% in Miami means it ranks in the top 25% of tours in Miami by this score.

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