Many different ways to see some of these amazing murals

The mural scene in Austin is eye-opening. Sure Austin is known as The Live Music Capital of the World. Folks travel to Austin for the amazing food, to watch millions of Mexican free-tailed bats, and to shop at all of the one-of-a-kind shops. But the amazing murals are gaining more and more notoriety. They’re complex and intricate. They tell stories. They are Austin. Every time we run or bike the Austin Marathon course we admire these amazing murals and explore the new ones. Check out some of our favorite on-course murals and follow us on Instagram to see what’s next! Learn how you can take a selfie with some three amazing murals. When you’re ready to visit them, use our helpful Google Map below.

Take a virtual mural selfie

  • save the images below to your phone’s camera roll
  • open your Instagram Stories
  • in Normal, scroll through Instagram effects and select Green Screen
  • click Add Media
  • add a mural and take a selfie
  • include #30thAustinMarathon, tag @austinmarathon, and share!
Image of i love you so much mural in Austin. It's one of the Austin Marathon's favorite on-course murals and sized for Instagram Stories so users can upload the image and take a selfie with the mural using Instagram's green screen effect.
Image of the Tau Ceti much mural in Austin. It's one of the Austin Marathon's favorite on-course murals and sized for Instagram Stories so users can upload the image and take a selfie with the mural using Instagram's green screen effect.
Image of the Hi How Are You mural in Austin. It's one of the Austin Marathon's favorite on-course murals and sized for Instagram Stories so users can upload the image and take a selfie with the mural using Instagram's green screen effect.

Visit all of the murals

Austin is jam-packed with beautiful and amazing murals. We visit them as often as we can. But some of our favorites are along the Austin Marathon course. If you’re visiting Austin, training on the course, or running the Austin Marathon, we know you’ll enjoy all of the amazing murals as much as we do! Do you have a favorite on-course mural that we didn’t post? Share it with us on Facebook and Twitter. 

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