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LA MUJER EMPODERADA
by Ignacio Garcia
5th Ave & Congress St
A 40-foot tribute to the women who raised him. A 40-foot indigenous woman towers over Congress Street.
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12 murals. 10+ artists. ~1 mile of stories painted on the walls of the Old Pueblo.
12 MURALS10+ ARTISTS~1 mile ROUTE
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HUB RESTAURANT MURAL
by Camila Ibarra
266 E Congress St
An engineer who never stopped painting. She has been painting since she was nine years old.
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LA GUITARRISTA + RIALTO ALLEY
by Ignacio Garcia
47 S Fifth Ave
The mural that replaced a Tucson landmark. The Bill Walton jackalope mural was a Tucson landmark for years.
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VERGISS
by Fin DAC at The Lewis Hotel
178 E Broadway Blvd
An Irish artist's largest piece, on a crumbling Tucson wall. An Irish stencil artist flew to Tucson to paint a single face on a crumbling building.
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EL TOUR DE TUCSON
by Joe Pagac
6th Ave & Broadway Blvd
Hidden desert creatures in a cycling mural. Joe Pagac painted this mural so cyclists could see themselves in the landscape they ride through.
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250 INDIGENOUS / S'CUK SON
by Ignacio Garcia
Near 6th Ave & Broadway
4,000 years of indigenous presence, not 250. When Tucson celebrated 250 years, Ignacio Garcia pushed back: '250? The indigenous have been here for 4,000 years.' This wall tells a story that starts long before any European arrival.
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WALK & TALK
All Souls Procession
Congress St corridor
Where public art meets public ritual. Tucson's All Souls Procession is one of the largest community art events in the country.
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COBRA ARCADE AREA
by Lalo Coda + ELMAC
63 E Congress St
Two artists, two styles, one block. Two artists, two completely different styles, one block.
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ROCK THE SPOT
Danny Martin, Rueben Moreno & YPN crew
3 W Congress St (Pueblo parking lot)
500 feet of wall in one parking lot. Five hundred feet of wall.
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250 MURAL / RILEY'S BUILDING
Tucson's Layered History
Near Congress & 6th Ave
A speakeasy, a post office, and a mission on one wall. Father Kino, San Xavier Mission, Tucson's first US post office, and a prohibition-era speakeasy all on one building.
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RODEO COWBOYS
by Ignacio Garcia
6th Ave & Alameda St
A hidden female bronc buster in a rodeo mural. 100 years of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros on one wall.
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TRAIN STATION TRIPTYCH
by Bill Singleton & Gabriel Singleton
400 N Toole Ave
A father-son triptych about the railroad that built Tucson. Bill Singleton and his son Gabriel created a three-panel triptych at the train station.
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The stories behind these walls are best heard standing in front of them. Your guide introduces you to the artists by name, points out the hidden details, and shares the cultural context you cannot get from a photo.
About Downtown Tucson's Murals
Downtown Tucson is home to one of the most concentrated collections of public murals in the American Southwest. From Congress Street to Broadway Boulevard, over a dozen large-scale works transform building walls into cultural landmarks.
The artists range from Tucson-born indigenous muralists like Ignacio Garcia to international figures like Fin DAC, whose Vergiss was his largest piece and first work in the United States. Rock the Spot festivals regularly add new works, making the downtown corridor a living gallery that changes with each season.
The Tucson Mural Tour covers 12 of these murals in 90 minutes, led by guides who know the artists by name and the stories behind each wall. The tour meets Daily at 10:30 AM at Hotel Congress, 311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701.
Hotel Congress has an after-dark story of its own: the haunted history of Hotel Congress.