We just posted our Top 10 Nature Walks in SF, and felt torn about listing a mural walk. So we're giving the murals their own posting! You'll come across street art and murals all over the city, but the Mission is the epicenter. Take a look at this great video and read below for advice to seeing them in person yourself. From our house you can walk down to the Mission neighborhood if you have time, or you can catch the bus that takes you down 24th Street, and exit at the Valencia stop or further down towards Balmy Street.

Balmy Street (map) and Clarion Alley (map) are the two most well known stretches of murals. You can just take a walk yourself, or you can pay for a guided tour that often includes these locations plus more. Zurdogo.com and SanFrancisco.com have great overviews of mural tour guides and locations. Regardless of which option you take to see the murals, be sure to stop along the way for food! I think Mission food is going to have to be another blog post. In the meantime, the Balmy Alley website lists a few food recommendations that we agree with.

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