MURAL WALKS: not just art appreciation

Me standing in front a mural of wings — Corvallis mural walk: Buteo jamaicensis, Red-Tailed Hawk by Alice Marshall. Photo by my niece, Stacey.

What’s a key element for an adventurous mindset? Appreciation. It helps you to be present in the moment and let go of worry. One way to learn appreciation is to look at where you are right now, what you are doing and notice something you haven’t seen before. Have you ever explored your town as a tourist? Instead of zipping by something you’ve passed hundreds of times before, try looking at it as if you were a person visiting on vacation. I did this when I lived in a suburb of New York City. Now that I’ve moved across country, I’m exploring my new town. Funny enough, the same day I took a walking tour of the murals in Corvallis, my former town (New Rochelle) had their first mural art walk!

Corvallis, OR

under a bridge art installation of cougar painting — Cougar Under The Bridge by Marnie Ernst Zoa

colorful wall art based on the Grateful Dead lyrics — Cultural Transformation by Rip Cronk. Grateful Dead lyrics about equality.

black and white mural of old time logger wagon — 1910 Thorpe Truck by Dan & Mae Hitchcock

New Rochelle, NY

Mural of woman blowing into her hand — One of the stunning installations in New Rochelle (“Diversity” by Mr. Cenz). While my former home-town had its first art walk premiering all the new street art, I toured my (across the country) new town’s street art.

To inspire your curiosity and maybe even your creativity, I’ve put together a listing of public wall art walks for all 50 states. Some states have more options than others. Some had better websites with maps. Does it matter? Use these as starting points, get curious and create your own adventure! Bonus tip – many are great for your Instagram posts. But be careful…as one website says:

Once a mural spotter, always a mural spotter. You’ll always be looking!

MURALS IN THE USA

Philadelphia – with over 3,600 murals, you have quite the choices for where you want to see the art! Start here, choose a neighborhood and go!

Rhode Island

Providence Public Art Tour

South Carolina

Charleston

Clarendon County

Columbia

South Dakota

Huron Murals on the Town

Rapid City Art Alley

Vermillion Mural Project

Tennessee

Knoxville

Nashville with map

Memphis

Texas

Austin

Dallas Deep Ellum 42

Houston Listing

Utah

Provo Mural Hunting

Salt Lake City

Vermont

Burlington Anthill Collective

Rutland

Virginia

Richmond

Virginia Beach Creative District

Washington

Olympia

Seattle

Vancouver

West Virginia

Statewide Listing

Wisconsin

Ashland Mural Tour

Milwaukee Welcome Adventurers

Plymouth

Wyoming

Jackson Hole

Laramie

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Please note: I am not being paid for listing any of these websites. I have compiled them for your ease of finding fun & adventure near you. (However, if any of the places listed wants to pay me to come see their murals and review in person – you bet I will!) If you do not see murals listed near you, there are two things you can do: 1) search online for some that might be near you or 2) get your community together to create murals. If you are in another country – feel free to mention in the comments the ones you like near you!

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Anonymous on November 4, 2021 at 10:50 am

Cool list and great idea!
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- Stacey Newman Weldon on November 7, 2021 at 7:56 pm
  
  Thanks! Let me know what murals you discover!
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MURAL WALKS: not just art appreciation

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