We had friends visiting from out of town and we toured them around Austin. The City is known for…read moreits bright and beautiful murals. First stop, Greeting from Austin Postcard Mural. It contains all the things Austin is known for Capitol of Texas, Lady Bird Lake and Congress Avenue Bridge (with 1M+ bats underneath), University of Texas Tower, symbols of Austin being the "Live Music Capitol of the World" and our Texas Flag. Folks visit this mural daily to take pictures. It likely commemorates their wonderful time in Austin, TX.

What a great piece of public art for a great city. The fact that one of the things Austin is known…read morefor is great art and murals is one of the things I love most about it. I first visited this glorious postcard years ago as part of a self-planned and self-guided mural tour with my boyfriend. The colors of the mural are eye-catching and it makes for a great souvenir photo for tourists and residents alike. This is absolutely a "must-see" for visitors.

I think I saw this mural for the first time back in 2016 or 2017 and I have to say it was one of my…read moremost favorite pieces of art back then. Just another example of amazing public art in our great city. We discovered it back then on a self-guided, self-planned mural tour.

This public art mural overlooks East Riverside Blvd and the Colorado River. The mural is to the…read morewest of I-35 on the south side of Riverside. It depicts a skull with butterfly wings, and some mockingbirds and bluebonnets. As you know, mockingbirds are the Texas state bird, and bluebonnets are the Texas state flower. I appreciate the Texas pride in this mural. The wall this mural is painted on is retaining wall, with a residential area behind/above the mural. It's not easy to get to this mural, as it's up on a hill overlooking the roadway.

Stop #2: Austin, Texas Mural…read more If you are a Texan, you walk proud Texas tall. This mural reminds me of the things Texas is proud of such the hill country, the many waterways, cowboys and cowgirls, beaches (Yes! Texas does have beaches), parks and nature sites and rodeos. The Alamo is prominently featured int he mural (located in San Antonio, TX and one of Texas' top tourist attractions).

First checked this mural out back in 2016 or so and it's been a favorite of mine to show to friends…read moreand family when they're in town. If you're like me and like to do your own tours, make a mural tour and add this to your list. Sometimes when we're in the neighborhood, we'll stop and take pics. I am a huge fan of public art and this adds to the charm of our city.

We love the Bee Cave Arts Foundation summer camp program. My daughter has attended several camps…read moreand always had a wonderful experience there. The instructors are great and very passionate about teaching young ones various art technique. Her favorite part of the summer camp program was having the opportunities to display all of her artwork and the art gallery and inviting her friends and family to come view it it made for such a special experience. I would highly recommend the summer cfor all little ones.

Beautiful selections of local fine art, jewelry, sculpture at reasonable prices…read more Beautiful gallery space that also has classes for the community and kids summer program. A terrific place to spend an afternoon seeing what artists and artisans are up to!

If you're doing the mural and street art tour, specifically the South Congress tour, you gotta make…read moresure you see this one. A lot of tour guides will take you to it but if you're like me and tour on your own, be sure to include it. As others have noted, it's on the side of Prima Dora. It's been in existence since 2016. Artist Charlie Copp's postcard design is the backdrop for so many pictures and photo shoots from weddings and engagements to tourists, etc. The address is 1912 South Congress. If you're starting a list of must-see things in Austin, this should be added to it. Enjoy!

Stop #7 Love from Austin is an iconic mural on S. Congress on the side of Prima Dora. This is a…read moremust see mural while your touring murals in Austin. Our friends were enamored with this mural. They said that Austinites have a lot of pride in their city. Heck yes!!! This black and white mural emphasizes the message of Love. Austin is all about Love.

Stop #5 The Austin TX mural tour has been so much fun. My friends are enjoying getting to know…read moreAustin, TX better. The "I Love You So Much" mural is one of Austin's most photographed and widely recognized pieces of street art. It is located on the side of Jo's Coffee at 1300 South Congress Avenue in the city's South Congress neighborhood. The mural features a simple message, "I love you so much", painted in red cursive letters on a light green wall. The mural has become a symbol of love we have for each other, connection to each other as well as the connection to the city, and Austin's love for all. The mural was created in 2010 by Amy Cook, a local Austin musician. According to the word on the streets, Cook spray painted the message as a heartfelt expression of love for her partner, Liz Lambert, who is affiliated with Jo's Coffee. Now this sign serves a love note to all that visit Austin.

It's weird I have never reviewed this mural. Going to this Jo's location is one of my favorite…read morethings to do. It is, in fact, my favorite Jo's location. The mural is just perfection. Simple, elegant, profound, and fun. I can't even begin to count how many times I have been to this mural in the last decade or so. This along with other murals on South Congress and in Austin is where I take visitors from other cities. Well, I take them to this one only if I Love Them So Much!

We like to take evening walks from our apartment to downtown. One of my favorite things to pass on…read moreour walks is this Johnson mural in the warehouse district. To me, it embodies all that Austin is. Welcoming, caring, open-minded, artistic, and so much more. As with most of the public art and murals around the city, this is one of the pieces I like to show to friends and family visiting for the first time.

Peace Love Austin! This mural by Mike Johnston was…read morecommissioned by Google Fiber on the side of a Lavaca parking garage. It's a bunch of stuff that is supposed to tell the story of what it's like to be a cool skateboarding hipster in Austin. Cassette tapes, pinatas, donuts, guitars- this is such a cool hip town! The artist has done a few other pieces of art around Austin. There's another one nearby called Love Wins. The artist is supposed to have hidden the word "Truth" in each of his murals. See if you can find it! I always appreciate street art in any form, whether it be done as a charitable contribution to the community from an independent artist, or a professional artist who is sponsored by a multinational corporation. Either way, this mural makes the Warehouse District a bit more colorful and fun.

Stop 4: The ATX sign is one of Austin's most prominent pieces of public art and a city landmark…read more The large, three dimensional sculpture spells "atx," a common abbreviation for Austin, and serves as a bold symbol of the city's creative identity such as our famous "Keeping Austin Weird" and a source of local pride. The ATX sign was designed and completed by Ion Art, a Austin based signage and public art company, in concert with Whole Foods Market. Installed in 2017, the letters are constructed primarily from steel and aluminum slats and painted in high gloss, brightly colored stripes, making this artwork both visually appealing and durable enough for public interaction (folks sitting on it and posing near the art piece while touching it).

We accidentally stumbled upon the ATX sign while doing a group run around downtown in preparation…read morefor the Austin Marathon. It's on 5th street right in front of the Whole Foods. Decent back drop of some of the skyscraper if you want to take a wide shot picture. It's a cool addition for tourists to get a nice city photo for social media.

I absolutely love this little green space dedicated to art in the center of a mixed-use…read moreneighborhood (residential and commercial/warehouse). Every now and again I like to take a walk from my office to have lunch (picnic tables on the grounds). Works from local artists as well as non-local. It's so peaceful to be surrounded by brilliant art during a lunch break. Just another one of those places that make Austin what it's truly meant to be. Industrial meets rustic meets modern in these works of art. If you're looking for something off the beaten path, this is the place! The very definition of Roadside Americana!

This 1 acre of rectangular green space is host to well over a dozen sculptures and six picnic…read moretables. It sits at the intersection of Springdale Road and Govale Avenue. It is an attractive green space with several pecan trees, providing shade and sustenance for the squirrels that live here. Several local artists have planted their artistic works here and there is still room for more. There is a phone number posted on the corner of the park for inquiries (see photo). Basically a good place to explore and have a sack lunch. You have to park along the street and there are no public bathrooms or drinking fountain here.