The two (kinda creepy) eyes in the park on 14th Street was actually meant by mentoring program Albus Cavus to represent wise elders watching the decisions of the younger generation. Photo by Flickr user art around.

The Joel Bergner-helmed mural is just one of many that celebrates the neighborhood's rich diversity and culture right across from the metro. Photo by Flickr user rockcreek.

The characters in this mural appear to be watering flowers, but since it's a Kelly Towles mural, everything about it is just a little sinister. Photo by Flickr user thisisbossi.

This long mural from Marela Zacarias sits along the side of the La Casa men's shelter (not to be confused with the building in Mount Pleasant also known as La Casa). Photo by Elvert Barnes.

This mural with the mosaic touches that celebrates the culture of the admittedly infamous Brazilian neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro can be found on the side of nonprofit arts space Bloom Bars. Photo by David Gaines.

This is another mural courtesy of Albus Cavus and it has a similar aesthetic to The Watcher. Photo by Daniel Lobo via Flickr user art around.

Not all murals are terribly public. This memorial to fallen musicians Chuck Brown and Adam "MCA" Yauch is in an alley. Photo by Valerie Paschall.

This mural, courtesy of the Latin American Youth Center covers what had been a gross gray storage shed close to the Columbia Heights metro. Photo by Flickr user Mr. T in DC

This punny work is one of the newer murals in Columbia Heights but gives new life to what would otherwise be a tired granddad joke. Photo by Flickr user anokarina.