Tampa Riverwalk
Completed to its full 2.6-mile length in 2016, the Tampa Riverwalk is the connective tissue of downtown: a continuous waterfront path from the Channel District to Tampa Heights linking Curtis Hixon Park, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children's Museum, the Tampa Bay History Center, and the Florida Aquarium. It's free, flat, and the single best way to see downtown Tampa on foot.
2.6 free miles along the Hillsborough River from Armature Works to Sparkman Wharf. Calling it a path undersells it — it is the thread that ties downtown together, passing the art museum, the children's museum, the Straz Center, Curtis Hixon park, the History Center and Water Street without ever needing a car.
Read the full 22 Best Things to Do in Tampa, Florida (2026 Local Guide) →Late afternoon into sunset for cooler air and river light, or a weekend when the parks along it are liveliest.
Take the water taxi or TECO streetcar one way and walk back — it turns the 2.6-mile path into an easy loop past every stop.
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