Would I Lie To You? Mural Walks

See a giant, dancing skeleton. A parking garage festooned with artwork. A paean to luna moths. A man wrapped around sides of a building. A cosmic woman. Unicycle bees. A giant man entangled in vines. A conjurer in a lion headdress. An unhappy backpacking couple. The goddess Athena. Several Tour de France greats. Such arresting images and others await you on this 1-1/2 hour, 2+ mile leisurely walk that starts and ends in the fun and tony shopping district of Carytown, with restaurants in every direction. Learn more, including where to park.

Start at one of the city's most dazzling murals, a floating, segmented woman. Then across the Fan, it's drippy black-and-white portraits, an alley of dogs, a burger-obsessed elephant, and a supine eagle pierced with an arrow. Come upon a bizarre, comical camel in Oregon Hill. And at VCU, discover hidden, alleyway gems, plus a spectacular mural cited as number 3 in the world in 2013. It's a 3-ish mile, leisurely walk of 2 hours that combines the historic Fan with eclectic Oregon Hill and the vibrant, urban campus of VCU. Learn more, including where to park.

A tattooed building. A cheesy rabbit. A tiger-man chasing a sombrero with legs. An eavesdropping fly-headed space shuttle. A kissing robot couple taking a selfie. A musical crane and muses of music. "The Fighting Editor." Three Mending Walls murals. And "The Black Cyclone" of bicycle racing fame. See all of these and other captivating murals on this 2+ mile, 1-1/2-hour journey at an easy pace through historic city areas brimming with new life. Learn more, including where to park.

From a 500-foot wall of murals to over a dozen in the preserved shell of an old power plant, this walk starts on the sidewalk in front of Main Street Station and weaves through historic Shockoe Bottom to the Canal Walk. You'll see an alleyway Eden, an aquatic Mending Walls mural, a woman-to-butterfly metamorphosis, a giant vulture, dancing figures, organic balls, an unhappy possum, and a two-story tall witch. Over about 2 easy miles. In 1-1/2 hours. Learn more, including where to park.