Bushwick Street Art Tour with a Graff Tours Guide, Brooklyn

Ninety minutes, one neighborhood, more than 50 murals. This walk starts at the Graff Tours studio at 282 Meserole Street and heads into the part of Bushwick where a stretch of warehouse buildings has been painted wall to wall, turning the streets into an outdoor gallery. The centerpiece is the Bushwick Collective on Troutman Street. The guide is an insider to the scene, and the point of going with one is the stories. A mural on a warehouse wall looks like decoration until someone tells you who painted it and why it is there. Artists whose work has appeared on these walls include Danielle Mastrion, Fumero, Giz, Dasic and the French stencil pioneer Blek le Rat, among many others. Street art is temporary by nature, though, and walls here are repainted regularly, so the exact pieces you see depend on when you go. That is part of the reason to go sooner rather than later. The pace is easy and the tour suits all fitness levels. It runs in most weather, so dress for the day, and bring a phone or camera: you will want pictures of the walls. If you want to try it yourself afterwards, Graff Tours also runs graffiti workshops from the same studio where this tour begins and ends. The details. The tour lasts about 90 minutes and is guided in English. It starts and ends at 282 Meserole Street, and you should arrive 15 minutes early to check in. A local guide is included; gratuities and hotel pickup or drop-off are not, but public transport stops nearby. Up to 10 travelers can be booked on one order, and mobile or paper tickets are both accepted.