FLORIDA MURALS

By  Mike Miller  Updated August 26, 2024

Florida murals adorn the building walls in many of the state's small towns and some larger cities.  

Mural on wall of Cocoa Beach building showing large wave and surfers standing and gazing at the wave.Mural of the Month: Cocoa Beach

The first murals I remember noticing were in Lake Placid in the early 1990s.  

The downtown area was transformed into something special by the many murals covering the walls of previously drab buildings. Lake Placid has more than 40 murals.

In the years I've been traveling in Florida, I have noticed an ever increasing number of towns that proudly display this art.

 In many cases, local artists are encouraged to produce murals that feature highlights of a town's history.

The art work inevitably brighten up the areas where they are located and make it hard to be gloomy when you are around them.

There are so many towns that have murals I can't list them all, but here are some examples (in alphabetical order).  

More towns are adding murals and this list is just a start.  One of the links at the bottom of this web page will take you to some websites that feature more murals.


Mural on wall of building in Arcadia, Florida that shows cowboy riding bucking bronco and other rodeo themes including a rodeo clown.Arcadia, Florida

Mural on wall of building in Brooksville, Florida depicting a U.S. Civil War battle with flags and troops on ground and on horses.Brooksville, Florida

Mural on large parking garage in Clearwater, Florida showing numerous people holding their palms toward each other in a show of unity.Clearwater, Florida

Cocoa Village MuralCocoa, Florida

Mural on wall of Cocoa Beach building showing large wave and surfers standing and gazing at the wave.Cocoa Beach, Florida

Mural on door of old fire station in Crescent City, Florida that shows fire engine pointing out ready to go with Dalmatian dog by its side.Crescent City, Florida

DeLand, FloridaDeLand, Florida

Dunedin, Florida MuralDunedin, Florida

Eustis, Florida MuralEustis, Florida

Fort Pierce, FloridaFort Pierce, Florida

Gainesville, FloridaGainesville, Florida

Gainesville Mural Tom PettyGainesville (Tom Petty)

Green Cove Springs MuralGreen Cove Springs, Florida

Hernando Beach, Florida

High Springs, FloridaHigh Springs, Florida

Hollywood, FloridaHollywood, Florida

Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville Beach, FloridaJacksonville Beach, Florida

Jasper, FloridaJasper, Florida

Lake Placid, FloridaLake Placid, Florida

Lake Wales, FloridaLake Wales, Florida

Melbourne, FloridaMelbourne, Florida

Miami, Wynwood WallsMiami, Wynwood Walls

Mount Dora, Florida

Naples, FloridaNaples, Florida

Ocala, FloridaOcala, Florida

Okeechobee, FloridaOkeechobee, Florida

Palatka, FloridaPalatka, Florida

Panama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida

Plant City, FloridaPlant City, Florida

Punta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda, Florida

Quincy, Florida

St. Cloud, FloridaSt. Cloud, Florida

St. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg, Florida

Sanford, FloridaSanford, Florida

Sebring MuralSebring, Florida

Tarpon Springs, FloridaTarpon Springs, Florida

Titusville Florida MuralTitusville, Florida

Vero Beach, FloridaVero Beach, Florida

Vero Beach Wall MuralVero Beach

Wauchula, FloridaWauchula, Florida

Weeki Wachee, Florida

West Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, Florida

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLORIDA MURALS

Murals on Florida Buildings  is a web page that is part of a larger site maintained by Dale J. Travis that specializes in information on round barns and covered bridges.  It appears that somewhere along the line he decided to add information about "pictures on buildings."

Although his website covers all states, he has an extensive list of buildings in Florida with art and murals.  His database currently features 65 Florida towns and hundreds of murals.

It's easy to spend a day just enjoying the information on his web page.

Mural Trail is an organization that has designed a  website that connects Florida mural lovers with the towns and cities that feature this kind of art.  The site has an interactive map where you can click on an icon and be taken to resources that feature information on murals at that location.

The typical resource is a local mural organization that keeps its information current and maintains a photo gallery of the murals in their location as well as other features of interest.

Trip Advisor Review of Lake Placid Murals shows you what previous visitors think about the murals in Lake Placid, Florida.

Guide to Lake Wales Murals is a website with photos and information about the more than 20 murals in Lake Wales, Florida.

St Pete Mural Tour has an interactive map and photos of the many murals in St. Petersburg, Florida.

VisitFlorida is a tourist promotion organization funded by the State of Florida and local tourism organizations.  This web page is a guide to the murals and paintings in some of Florida's small towns.



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