The next time you are planning a trip through the United States and would like to take in some art and culture, then be sure to hit up these cities for some of the best street art the country has to offer.
Boston
Painted by native Bostonian Caleb Neelon in 2016, the “Domino Theory” wall art is so large you can see it from the highway. The brilliant backdrop was paid for entirely by Neelon and it went up over a blank wall that was thought of as an eyesore in the community.
San Diego
Greetings indeed: This North Park wall looks just like an oversized postcard, making it the perfect location for a touristy photo. It’s part of a larger project known as “The Greetings Tour” where artist Victor Ving travels the country, leaving his mark in various cities. The cool part? He always asks locals to come up with the scenes or images painted inside the letters.
Houston
One person’s trash is definitely another person’s treasure at Smither Park in Houston. The 400-foot mosaic “memory wall” contains all sorts of recycled finds from seashells to broken dishes to old nail polish bottles. Almost 300 artists participated in the design and construction of the installation in hopes of promoting more self-taught and collaborative art in the area.
Seattle
While Seattle might be best known as the birthplace of Starbucks, it’s also become famous for the Gum Wall. Found on the bottom level of Pike Place Market, the 50-foot-long brick wall is covered in pieces of chewed gum.
Philadelphia
The “Start From Here” is a geometric wall by Isaac Lin that spans two buildings and uses the colors of national flags all across the world. The purpose of this project is to remind us all that, with the exception of Native Americans, we all came from different countries to create our own lives.
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