Throughout the summer, when I was a camp counsellor, we took a couple trips into the Mission District of San Francisco to see the famous Balmy Alley. The alley is right off 24th Street, and around a 10 minute walk from the 24th and Mission BART Station. This alley is a special area that has been dedicated to the paintings of murals. This stretch of road is full of colour, with each mural having its own story.
We took a tour with Precita Eyes, a business dedicated to getting muralists involved in the community, teaching children about painting murals, and leading mural tours around the area. It was so wonderful to learn all the stories behind the murals, and you may even get a tour by a muralist featured in the alley! The stories behind the murals are especially wonderful to hear, some old some new, its like a visual history guide.
Another great thing about the area surrounding Balmy Alley is the plethora of Latin American cuisine. I would especially recommend La Paz (1028 Potrero Ave). They have an AMAZING pupusas, and the staff are incredibly friendly (when visiting the restaurant with 20 nine year olds, they let us all come and sit inside while eating bagged lunches while we waited to try some pupusas).
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