Tours
For those who prefer a self-guided mural experience, our Mission District Mural Map is available in our mural arts store; contact store@precitaeyes.org for details. Please contact tours@precitaeyes.org for more information and guidelines. Cultural and historic walking tours along the Mission Street and 24th Street corridors in the Mission District.
Every weekend, Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center offers several different guided mural walks. Each walk features different murals and all of our tours are conducted by muralists. Private tours, group tours, bicycle tours, bus tours, and other customized mural tours are available by appointment for any day of the week. School field trip tours for all ages, from pre-K through college to elder hostel are also available by appointment. For more information contact: Patricia Rose: tours@precitaeyes.org (415) 285-2287 Recommended by roughguides.com |
“Precita Eyes has been creating, curating and preserving murals in this community since the seventies. I just cannot say enough about how much their work has brought this community.
Please take the time to enjoy one of their mural walks. If you want to learn the back stories of some of the great art we look at every day, this is the way to do it! The tours are run by local mural artists who are also Precita Eyes staff. They are just fascinating!” –Amy. A
“I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in art, San Francisco's history, or who enjoys learning fun facts about the murals which surround us in this great place, or to anyone who wants to spend a great day outdoors. I can now point out who did what work (weather it be a local figure, children from the mission girls school, or commissioned-worldly artisans). I came away with a better understanding and appreciation for this truly amazing city we live in.” –Marcelina C.
Please take the time to enjoy one of their mural walks. If you want to learn the back stories of some of the great art we look at every day, this is the way to do it! The tours are run by local mural artists who are also Precita Eyes staff. They are just fascinating!” –Amy. A
“I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in art, San Francisco's history, or who enjoys learning fun facts about the murals which surround us in this great place, or to anyone who wants to spend a great day outdoors. I can now point out who did what work (weather it be a local figure, children from the mission girls school, or commissioned-worldly artisans). I came away with a better understanding and appreciation for this truly amazing city we live in.” –Marcelina C.
History Mural Tour
Meet at Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
348 Precita Avenue, near Folsom
Across from Precita Park
Back by popular demand: the Precita Eyes History Mural Tour is now offered once a month, on the 3rd Saturday, at 11:30 a.m. beginning with Saturday March 17, and continuing every 3rd Saturday thereafter. This special tour is guided by our founder and Director, Susan Cervantes, who shares stories about the beginnings of Precita Eyes and the rise of muralism in the Mission District as she takes you through the streets and parks of our beautiful Mission District neighborhood.
Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
$20/General Admission; $15/San Francisco Residents; $10/Seniors;
$10/College Students w/ID; $6/age 12 to 17 years; $3/under 12
Meet at Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
348 Precita Avenue, near Folsom
Across from Precita Park
Back by popular demand: the Precita Eyes History Mural Tour is now offered once a month, on the 3rd Saturday, at 11:30 a.m. beginning with Saturday March 17, and continuing every 3rd Saturday thereafter. This special tour is guided by our founder and Director, Susan Cervantes, who shares stories about the beginnings of Precita Eyes and the rise of muralism in the Mission District as she takes you through the streets and parks of our beautiful Mission District neighborhood.
Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
$20/General Admission; $15/San Francisco Residents; $10/Seniors;
$10/College Students w/ID; $6/age 12 to 17 years; $3/under 12

The Classic Mission Mural Walk
Saturdays & Sundays 1:30pm
For students and those with a deeper interest in the history and context of Mission District muralism. This tour begins at our Center (2981 24th Street, near Harrison) with a brief introduction from your guide, who is also a muralist and is prepared to answer all of your mural questions. After the introduction, your muralist guide takes you on a 6 block walk through Balmy Alley and along 24th Street, including St. Peter's Church and the digital murals at Galeria de la Raza. This tour takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Meet at Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
2981 24th Street, near Harrison
In San Francisco's Mission District
General Admission: $20/person ($15/person for San Francisco residents)
Seniors age 65 and over: $10/each
College Students (w/ID): $10/each
Youth age 12-17 years: $6/each
Children under 12: $3/each
Saturdays & Sundays 1:30pm
For students and those with a deeper interest in the history and context of Mission District muralism. This tour begins at our Center (2981 24th Street, near Harrison) with a brief introduction from your guide, who is also a muralist and is prepared to answer all of your mural questions. After the introduction, your muralist guide takes you on a 6 block walk through Balmy Alley and along 24th Street, including St. Peter's Church and the digital murals at Galeria de la Raza. This tour takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Meet at Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
2981 24th Street, near Harrison
In San Francisco's Mission District
General Admission: $20/person ($15/person for San Francisco residents)
Seniors age 65 and over: $10/each
College Students (w/ID): $10/each
Youth age 12-17 years: $6/each
Children under 12: $3/each
Friends of Precita Eyes Murals:
Mural Bus Tours can use your bus, or The Mexican Bus: www.mexicanbus.net | dance@mexicanbus.net
"Tastes of the Mission" is a culinary tour with a mural walk through Balmy Alley: www.edibleexcursions.net | lisa@edibleexcursions.net
Map and Directions to Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
Mural Bus Tours can use your bus, or The Mexican Bus: www.mexicanbus.net | dance@mexicanbus.net
"Tastes of the Mission" is a culinary tour with a mural walk through Balmy Alley: www.edibleexcursions.net | lisa@edibleexcursions.net
Map and Directions to Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center