Bushwick street art walking tour: 2 hours among working murals

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 22

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Two hours in Bushwick, where every wall tells a different story

You walk through Bushwick for two hours with a local guide who knows the artists and the history behind the street art scene. You see large-scale murals, tags, and pieces across the neighborhood, learning how the work gets made and what it means. The pace lets you stop and look, and you're moving the whole time, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for whatever weather shows up.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Brooklyn street art murals

Walk through Bushwick neighborhood
View top graffiti and street art murals

The Experience

You'll notice it the moment you turn onto the first block — the sheer scale of what's painted there. Not the polished gallery kind, but actual murals that take up entire building sides, done by artists who've made Bushwick their canvas. This street art walking tour in Brooklyn moves through the neighborhood at a pace that lets you stop and look, which you'll want to do because the work changes constantly and your guide knows the artists behind it, or at least knows the story of how they got there.

The tour runs two hours and stays in Bushwick, the part of Brooklyn where the street art scene is densest. You're walking the whole time — bring shoes that work for pavement and dress for the weather, since this operates rain or shine. Your local guide points out the difference between tags, pieces, and full murals, explains why some walls get painted over and others stay protected, and talks about the artists themselves: who they are, what they're trying to say, how they treat a lamp post or a fire escape the same way a canvas gets treated. It's not a lecture. It's more like someone who knows the neighborhood showing you what's actually there.

The murals range from small and intricate to the kind that stop you mid-stride. You'll see work that's been up for years and pieces that went up last month. The neighborhood changes fast, so what you see on any given day is different from what someone saw three weeks ago. That's part of why people come back — and why the guide matters. Without one, you'd walk past half of it.

What’s included

Your two-hour tour includes a local guide who leads you through Bushwick's street art scene, pointing out murals, tags, and pieces while explaining the artists and the neighborhood's art culture.
Public transportation is nearby if you need to reach the meeting point.
Everything else — entry to the streets, the walking itself — is included; there are no additional fees or tickets required.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Brooklyn Unplugged Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand Bushwick's street art scene beyond just walking past it — the guide is what turns a neighborhood walk into a real education about who makes the work and why it matters. The two-hour length fits a morning or afternoon without eating your whole day.