Best Instagram Photo Ops & Murals in Historic Hico, Texas

WHERE WE ARE

Only an hour and 20 minutes from Fort Worth, an hour and 45 minutes from Dallas, and 2 hours from Austin, Hico is the northern gateway to the Hill Country. With great shopping, unique dining, and laid-back small town vibes, Hico has some of the best instagram photo ops and murals.

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO INSTAGRAM PHOTO OPS

What better way to document your weekend get-away to Hico than to find the perfect spot for an Instagram photo? Consider this your ultimate guide to Instagram worthy vintage murals and photo opportunities in Historic Hico, Texas. We’ve got murals with rustic landscape paintings to a vintage Coca-Cola mural, let’s get started.

Located between Jersey Lilly’s Mexican Restaurant and Cole’s General Store, the Dr. Pepper mural is a perfect backdrop for a fun Instagram photo. Also while you’re there, you might as well pop in to Jersey Lilly’s for a margarita or a bite to eat. If you plan it just right, Jersey Lilly’s upstairs is open on Friday and Saturday nights with a great outdoor patio overlooking downtown Hico.

While we’re talking about vintage soda murals, right across the street from Jersey Lilly’s Mexican Restaurant on the side of Eis Sandwich Shop is the larger than life Coca-Cola mural. Whether you are just passing through town, or here for a day trip, you can’t miss this unique one-of-kind mural in downtown Hico. Furthermore, stop in Cole’s General Store for a glass bottle Coke that will make a perfect prop for your Instagram photo.

The Cole & Grace “Don’t Scratch” vintage mural in downtown Hico, Texas is a must visit mural when visiting from out of town. For instance, the weathered paint makes for a perfect background for a fun Instagram photo. Located on West 1st Street across from Sugar Moon Antiques, right next to The Barber Pole.

The Bright and Early Coffee and Tea mural is located on the corner of Pecan and 1st Street, and is on the side of Sugar Moon Antiques, right across from the newly renovated Midland Hotel. In addition, there are plenty of places in town to get your drink fix, including 2nd Street Provisions, Flacas Fitness & Brews, and Koffee Kup Family Restaurant.

Reach for the stars at the Star Tobacco mural on the side of Blue Star Trading in historic downtown Hico, Texas. After you snap the perfect Instagram pic, get inspired by the art in Blue Star Trading. Learn the history of Hico through photography at the Hico Retrospective Museum upstairs, or do some shopping for home goods, original Texas art, or handmade jewelry.

After shopping for farmhouse home decor, gifts, and apparel at the Hico Mercantile, commemorate your trip to Hico with an Instagram photo at the “Greetings from Hico” mural. Located on the side of the late 1800’s building, the mural is one of the best instagram photo ops in historic Hico.

Become Hico’s most wanted at the Hico Mercantile, with the Instagram worthy wanted mural. After that, don’t forget to stop in the shop to get anything from farmhouse home decor and unique jewelry to men’s and women’s clothing.

On the side of MC Bank in historic downtown Hico, Texas, this Western themed mural is one of the largest murals in Hico. Hand painted by the talented sign painter Stylle Read in 1996.

For one of the nest instagram photo ops in town, bring your boots and cowboy hat for a picture with the western themed Hico Building Center mural. After that, grab a pic with the “Greetings from Hico” mural that sits on the side of the Hico Mercantile.

Sitting downtown between Sugar Moon Antiques and the Wiseman House of Chocolates studio is one of the best instagram photo ops in Hico. The HiCO sign, perfect for Instagram pics with friends and family. Stop by the nearby Midland Hotel for lunch or drinks at The Chop House located in the hotel.

A statue of the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid stands at the corner of Pecan Street and 2nd Street in front of Eis, Pecan Street Drink Shoppe and the Upstairs Inn. The statue was designed by local artist James Rice in 1993 and is featured in the Library of Congress.