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Detroit named among best cities in US for street art

Interactive map shows where murals are located

FILE - In a frame grab from video, a mural of Aretha Franklin is seen in Detroit on June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) (Mike Householder, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

DETROIT – Detroit was recently named among the best cities in the country for its street art.

The city ranked No. 4 on USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice list for Best City for Street Art in 2025.

“Detroit’s Grand River Creative Corridor stands out as a highlight, with nearly 100 murals between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren Avenue,” USA Today writers said. “Alternatively, you can ride the Detroit People Mover’s 2.9-mile loop and explore Art in the Stations' collection of 13 mixed-media displays.”

There are hundreds of murals across Detroit, and you can browse them on the interactive City Walls Detroit Mural Map.

Here are all the cities that ranked among the list for having the best street art:

  1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  2. Cincinnati, Ohio
  3. Jackson, Tennessee
  4. Detroit, Michigan
  5. St. Petersburg, Florida
  6. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  7. Chicago, Illinois
  8. Nashville, Tennessee
  9. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  10. Portland, Oregon

To find out more about the street art scene in each of these cities, visit here.


About the Author
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Sara Powers joined WDIV as a digital content producer in Oct. 2024 and has been covering Metro Detroit news since 2021.

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