If you want to get your street art fix, but you’re short on time, here are 15 great murals to find in Denver, Colorado that are relatively close together.

I’m not going to lead you to believe that this is a complete list of all the murals in Denver. There are just so many and they are constantly changing. What I can promise you is 15 murals unique and beautifully crafted murals you can see in about an hours time…give or take.

I love visiting places with cool street art and try to squeeze in a little mural hunt whenever possible. Denver has murals for days. I could have spent so much more time mural hunting. With only one partial day to spend in Denver I had to be selective and pick a handful of murals to visit this time.

Elephant mural by Joseph Martinez

Address: 511 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

 Elephants are my all time favorite, so this adorable elephant mural by Joseph Martinez was on the top of my list. Directly across from this mural, in the same parking, lot you will find this funky painted up car…

Patchwork Car

Address: 511 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

“Denver, You’re so Cool” by Mandy Hazell

Address: 1109 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203

 Denver…you ARE so cool and so very hip! This retro half-tone comic style mural is a must see if you are in Denver! Luckily we hit the jackpot when we discovered this alleyway because there were murals on nearly every wall. This was a total surprise and we were thrilled to get so much more bang for our buck without driving around town. 

The next batch of murals can all be found in the alley on E 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street (11th Ave Hotel and Hostel). Once you find “Denver You’re so Cool” you will be on the right path for half a dozen or more other wonderful murals. The street art in this alley was created as part of COLORCON: a musical and artistic event that is re-imagining alleyways as iconic destinations. The amount of talent displayed in this section of town is just incredible! I spent a while searching for the names of the artists featured, but couldn’t find anything online to indicate what most of these pieces are called. I think they must be fairly new because my search on Google Maps still shows the alley before the rest of these were even painted.

Ozjuah Sepia

Jaime Molina + Laura Ilg

 Anna Charney

Casey Kawaguchi and Jason Garcia

Chad Bolsinger

NoMē Edonna

Damon Soule

Onver1 + Pheud1 + Patrick Kane McGregor

Freehand by Mariano Padilla

Address: 972 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

This mural is HUGE! It takes up the entire side of a large building and totally reminds me of the doodles I used to draw in my notebooks in high school. Check out the progression of this mural here on Instagram.

 

“The Buzz” by Bobby Magee Lorenz

Address: 1625 17th Street , Denver, CO 80203

This mural isn’t located near the others listed above, but I wanted to include it because it was one of my favorites! Finding this mural was pure luck and was a fun surprise to discover while walking to Union Station. (Located on 17th, between The Oxford Hotel and Amante Coffee.) The butterflies, bees and hummingbirds are painted on both sides of the alleyway as well as the overhead walkway.

 

So there you have it…15 murals to find in Denver, Colorado. Which one is your favorite?

 

Happy Mural Hunting!

Note on safety: street art is often found in alley ways or abandoned lots. Please use caution when mural hunting and avoid going alone or at night.