You don’t have to look far in New York to find an art museum or gallery. But when we commute to work or school every day on the subways, we’re also surrounded by amazing art in the form or mosaics and murals, even if we don’t have time to stop and look at it.

Community Garden by Andres Dezsö in the Bedford Park, Lehman College subway station.

A girl and her violin in the Lehman College station with her mother.

Mosaics of extinct animals along the station wall.

A monarch butterfly in the 81st street, Museum of Natural History station.

Passersby in the 81st street station tunnel, which is lined by mosaics of birds and insects.

A grate in the wall of the 96th street station, surrounded by Blueprint for a Landscape by Sarah Sze.

The station is part of the new 2nd ave subway, and is still under construction.

Two old men at 86th street, the mosaic is a self-portrait of it’s artist, Chuck Close.

The station walls include several portraits, originally paintings that have now been turned into tile.

Close up of Lou Reed’s eye.

People on their way somewhere, looking at the art without stopping walking.

Mother and son looking at a second self portrait of Close.

Pizza box balanced atop a garbage can in front of another portrait.

Close-up of the same portrait; the whole thing is made up of colorful circles.

Different techniques are used in almost every piece in the station, this one used tiny square tiles to create a face.

A group of women stand in the 63rd street subway station.

These children are part of Elevated, a station-wide art piece by Jean Shin.

People passing by on the other side of the elevator shaft.

Close-up of a man in a hat. Each person is taken from a historical photo.