Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
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Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is an 8 acres public park located along the Hillsborough river in downtown Tampa, Florida that opened in its current configuration in 2010. It is adjacent to the Tampa Riverwalk, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa Museum of Art, Glazer Children's Museum, and Rivergate Tower.
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Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is an 8 acres public park located along the Hillsborough river in downtown Tampa, Florida that opened in its current configuration in 2010. It is adjacent to the Tampa Riverwalk, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa Museum of Art, Glazer Children's Museum, and Rivergate Tower.
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When you’re visiting a large city, you often need to take a break. I don’t mean a break that involves a visit to a restaurant for food and drink. I mean a break from the hustle of the city. Most every large city has at least one place to try to get away and in Tampa, Florida, that place is Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, an urban park located next to the Hillsborough River. . I stayed in downtown Tampa recently when I was touring the area in support of my beer blog, Great Beer Now. Since I always like to include natural settings and attractions whenever and wherever I travel, I decided that a visit to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park was a must. It is right on the edge of downtown and it was an easy walk from my hotel room. Curtis Hixon Park is an urban park and it is thus not as natural as some other parks. It is loaded with concrete and other structures, so it may not suffice for someone who wants to put any trace of the city behind him/her. Still, it is nonetheless a park and it does have enough natural elements to help you enjoy a much needed break from the city. It’s also large enough- about 8 acres- to offer many things while still small enough to navigate on foot. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park has multiple fountains, groves of palm trees, and open space for entertainment. There is an amphitheater here and I saw many ads when I visited for festivals and local entertainment. And once you’re finished with your time in the park, you can continue walking down the Tampa Bay Riverwalk, which happens to be the longest continuous sidewalk in the USA, or visit one of the museums that are basically attached to the park. The park even has its own tavern, which is always a plus in my book. And if you have kids, you can walk them over to the kids’ outdoor play area. Because it is next to downtown, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is easy walking distance to many hotels and other attractions. I walked here directly from my downtown hotel and while I would have liked it more if the park was more natural overall, I still liked what I experienced and I recommend a stroll in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park the next time you’re in downtown Tampa, Florida.
Very nice park right on the Hillsborough River. It has incredible views of the University of Tampa. As well as the Downtown Tampa city skyline. We went during the Winter Village and they had cute little shops and eateries with some amazing food choices, as well as Ice Skating and a giant screen and open lawn to watch Christmas movies for free. They were showing the Grinch on this particular night. In my opinion the BEST feature is the playground. They have this new school type of merry-go-round, more like a slick plastic disc with shallow indentations for tiny bottoms and low rise walls for seat backs. The kids try to pile on as many bodies as they can at once, disregarding seat count, then 3 or 4 kids, usually the bigger ones, all push the thing as fast as they can. If you stand there for a few moments, you can experience the magic of children in flight, the kind that would make Peter Pan jealous! Tiny tots come shooting off that thing like miniature flailing, squealing, misguided missiles. Fortunately the ground is cushioned for a soft landing. They rise, disoriented, they check for blood and body parts, and they return for the next round on the wheel of death. Wish i could post the vid!
Nearby Attractions Of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
The Great Escape Room Tampa
Tampa Riverwalk
Glazer Children's Museum
Hilton Tampa Downtown
Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park
Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center
Tampa Theatre
Hotel Tampa Riverwalk

Straz Center for the Performing Arts

The Great Escape Room Tampa

Tampa Riverwalk

Glazer Children's Museum
Nearby Restaurants Of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Eddie And Sam's N.Y Pizza
Oxford Exchange
Hattricks
Yeoman's Topgolf Swing Suite
Harpoon Harry's Crab House - Tampa
Urban Cantina
Tampa Pizza Company Downtown
Edison: Food+Drink Lab
CW's Gin Joint
Samaria Cafe

Eddie And Sam's N.Y Pizza

Oxford Exchange

Hattricks

Yeoman's Topgolf Swing Suite
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