How Do You Explore The Colorful Murals Of San Franciscos Mission District?
A visit to San Francisco’s Mission District isn’t complete without a tour of its vibrant murals. Easily accessible via public transportation, the district is the nexus of the city’s Latin culture, with hundreds of colorful murals bedecking walls, garages and nearly every other nook and cranny. Here are tips for making the most of mural-gazing in “The Mission.” Take a tour. Precita Eyes Mural Arts Association is an inner city, community-based mural arts organization that aims to enrich and beautify urban environments and educate people about public community mural art. Based in San Francisco’s Mission District, the nonprofit offers walking, bicycle and bus tours of the area’s murals with the profits going to support its worthy cause (see Resources below). Check out Clarion Alley, particularly between Valencia and Mission, Sycamore and 17th Streets. Teeming with artistic renderings at every turn, this alley is a glorious gateway to a prismatic world of urban culture. A must-see is “Maest
