Santiago Barrio Yungay Street Art Walking Tour

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Duration2h–3h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · ES

Mobile ticketAccepted

The artists themselves show you what their murals mean.

A walking tour through Santiago's Yungay neighborhood that begins at Quinta Normal Park and includes a visit to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights before moving into the streets where murals cover the walls. A live guide in English or Spanish walks you through the art, introduces you to local artists, and explains the cultural and political context behind the work. The tour takes two to three hours and includes a post-tour foodie guide and list of documentaries to deepen what you've learned.

2h–3h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Santiago's Yungay neighborhood and art

Meet at Quinta Normal Park
Visit Museum of Memory and Human Rights exterior
Explore Yungay neighborhood murals and history
See 'cités' historic housing facades
Visit second oldest hair salon and nearby restaurant
Pass by 1920's architecture gem

The Experience

The tour starts at Quinta Normal Park, the first agricultural research site built in Santiago and now a green space anchoring the city's cultural institutions. From there you move to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, where the guide provides context on Chile's dictatorship and its humanitarian impact—a foundation that shapes how you'll read the street art that follows. This isn't a rushed overview; the museum visit is concise but deliberate, setting up the political and social dimensions of what you'll see in Yungay.

Yungay itself was Santiago's first neighborhood designed after independence, and its streets function as an open-air gallery. You'll walk past striking murals, stop at the Adriana Cousiño Passage and Lucrecia Valdés Passage to study the historic facades bursting with color, and visit the neighborhood artists' gallery where you meet some of the people who made the work. The guide explains the stories the murals tell and connects them to the local community. Along the way you'll pass the French Hair Salon, the second oldest still operating in the world, and spot a 1920s architectural gem frozen in time next to a restaurant that feels the same way.

The tour wraps with recommendations for local art spaces, restaurants and bars to explore on your own. You'll also receive a post-tour foodie guide and a list of documentaries and films that extend the conversation beyond the walk itself. The route is wheelchair accessible, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

A live guide in English or Spanish.
entry to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.
a post-tour foodie guide recommending local restaurants and bars.
a post-tour list of documentaries and films about Chile and Santiago's culture.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Roots & Routes

Is this one for you?Two to three hours leaves the rest of your day open for the restaurants and galleries the guide recommends, or for other neighborhoods. If you want context before diving into street art, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights visit at the start anchors what you'll see in the murals that follow.