Today's WagJag helps you get the closest you can to the world of graffiti without having to cheese it if the fuzz shows up: $15 for a Toronto graffiti tour from Tour Guys (a $30 value).
Meet up with your guides and fellow tour mates at the Hug Tree, by the parking lot at the corner of Soho Street and Queen Street West - across from the Black Bull Tavern. This tour begins with a brief introduction to the primary types of graffiti - from "tags" to "throw-ups" to "pieces". Afterwards your guide will take you through an area of downtown Toronto with a reputation for having some of the best examples of street art in the city - Rush Lane, a.k.a "Graffiti Alley". While strolling and checking out the graffiti, your guide will discuss the many sides of the graffiti issue, such as the viewpoints of the City of Toronto, the police, the property owners and the general public. This tour encourages debate and discussion - it's more than just looking at painted walls! This tour runs every Saturday at 3:00pm, until August 26.
Tour Guys is quickly becoming the hottest tour company in Toronto. Besides the graffiti tour, Tour Guys offers great walking tours of Kensington Market and Chinatown, a Toronto ghost tour, the Beer Makes History Better tour, Toronto Highs and Lows tour and more, including private and school tours.
