The Walking Route
14 Stops. 20+ Murals. 1 Mile.
From the 4,500 sq ft Sound of Flight at the Orpheum to Sky Black's Learning to Fly on Birch Avenue, a curated loop through Flagstaff's open-air gallery.
Route Overview
The tour begins at the Orpheum Theatre on Aspen Avenue and ends near Dark Sky Brewery on Birch Avenue. Your guide Jamie leads you through alleys, heritage squares, and side streets most visitors never find on their own.
All 14 Stops
01🐦The Sound of Flight
Sky Black + Mural Mice
Orpheum Theatre, 35 W. Aspen Ave
At 4,500 square feet, this may be the largest mural in Arizona. Most people walk past the Orpheum Theatre without ever looking up.
02🕊️Volunteerism: A Pathway to Peace
Lindsey DeStefano · 2023
Alley behind Peace Surplus/Orpheum
Two years of planning. Fifty-eight hand-mixed colors. One 2023 Viola Award winner. This mural is hidden in an alley most people never enter.
03🎹The Piano Room
Sage, Jill & Dan Drilevich, Ricco Disefan
Collins Back Door Cafe, 12 N. Leroux St
Behind Collins Back Door Cafe, a Prohibition-era speakeasy hides in plain sight. The painted fake bricks are part of the story.
04🏈True Blue NAU
Joe "Mural Joe" Cornelius
D-Luxe Barber Shop, 14 N. Leroux St
A house painter who turned big walls into his canvas. Sherwin-Williams features him on their website. This one took two months.
05🌿The Veridic Garden of Effie Leroux
Joe Sorren
Heritage Square, 22 E. Aspen Ave
A Pop Surrealist painter who grew up in Flagstaff. A friend wrote an entire novel inspired by this mural. The word "veridic" means truthful.
06🦁PAWS #15: Positive Peer Influence
Sara Hooker, Robert Zappanti, Dion Wright
Heritage Square, 22 E. Aspen Ave
Part of the PAWS program, which planned 40 public art installations across Coconino County. This is number 15.
07🎨Bright Side Alley
Jetsonorama, Black Sheep Collective, Cory Begay, others
18 N. San Francisco St
Five murals tucked into a single alley. A physician who has practiced medicine on the Navajo Reservation for 27 years. A Dine artist painting water as life.
That's just the first half
Ready to See Them All in Person?
Your guide Jamie shares stories, hidden details, and artist insights you won't find on any plaque. From $22/person.
Book Your Tour, From $22
08🚲All From a Moment Alive
Lyle Motley
Absolute Bikes, 202 E. Route 66
Ten to twelve hours a day for six weeks. Roughly $15,000 in materials. When someone injected glue under the paint 15 years later, Absolute Bikes had it restored.
09👻Ghost Signs
Historic (1880s-1950s) · 1880s-1950s
22 N. San Francisco St
Before billboards, businesses painted their ads directly on brick walls. These faded advertisements are Flagstaff's oldest surviving street art.
10✨Glass Wall Art
Historic (1940s-1950s) · 1940s-1950s
Old Babbitt's Garage, 123 N. San Francisco
The old Babbitt's Garage once sold automobiles on San Francisco Street. The glass art on its facade dates to the mid-twentieth century.
11📜History of Flagstaff (6 panels)
Joe Sorren
Old Town Shops, 120 N. Leroux St
Joe Sorren's second appearance on the tour. Six panels telling the story of Flagstaff, from the courthouse to the cattle roundups to the Weatherford Hotel.
12🌸Flower Mural
Deelswa Designs · 2024
Sutcliffe's
The artist asked the Sutcliffe family about their favorite flowers, then positioned them to represent the five family members.
13🍺The Pine Cone + Spacemen
Sean Griffin, tatocaraveno
Dark Sky Brewery, 117 N. Beaver St
A portal artist born in Nairobi, Kenya. A pine cone rendered in blue and gold. A 1963 office supply store reborn as a dog-friendly brewery.
14🚪The Flagstaff Portal + Learning to Fly
Sean Griffin, Sky Black
111-115 W. Birch
The tour ends where it began: with Sky Black. His Learning to Fly bookends the journey that started at The Sound of Flight. Step through the portal.
The loop is complete
Walk the Full Route With a Guide
90 minutes · 1 mile · 14 stops · From $22/person
Book Your Tour