Tampa Riverwalk named second best in nation

Hot on the heels of news that Tampa’s beloved Riverwalk will be expanded by five miles thanks to a $24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the amenity has been named the nation’s second-best riverwalk by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards competition.

The Tampa Riverwalk ranks behind only Detroit’s International RiverWalk, and it edged out Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. It also supplanted Cincinnati’s Smale Riverfront Park, which nabbed the No. 2 spot last year.