Philadelphia Love Letter Art Tour via Elevated Train

Sightseeing  :  United States  :  Pennsylvania  :  Philadelphia  :  Literary, Art & Music Tours

View 50 romantic murals from the elevated train line and platforms on this one-of-a-kind subway tour. A professionally trained guide will share the stories behind the murals at different stops along the elevated train ride, as well as the 30-year history of the Mural Arts Program on this 90 minute tour.Experience the power of murals by train on a Love Letter Tour! Noted street artist and hometown hero Stephen Powers (aka ESPO) and crew, in collaboration with the Mural Arts Program, painted a series of 50 murals on rooftops that collectively express a love letter from a guy to a girl, from an artist to his hometown and from local residents to their West Philadelphia neighborhood. Many of the murals have recently been restored and new ones have been added, so now, more than ever is this the time to take this exciting and unique tour. Each tour is led by a professionally trained guide who tells the stories behind these murals at different stops along the elevated train ride, as well as the 30-year history of the Mural Arts Program. Appropriate outdoor weather attire is strongly suggested.