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13 Great Riverfront Walks In America (PHOTOS)

First Posted: 11/03/10 09:43 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

Sometimes all it takes is getting outside. City planners must have known this for years, as there are several U.S. cities with outstanding waterfront walks.

From the more famous, like San Antonio's River Walk, to the more obscure but still pleasant like Philadelphia, these 10 cities all offer scenic walks along their stunning waterfronts.

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Sometimes all it takes is getting outside. City planners must have known this for years, as there are several U.S. cities with outstanding waterfront walks. From the more famous, like San Antonio'...
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dorsal19
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09:20 PM on 11/04/2010
Chattanooga!
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Tc Dubs
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12:44 PM on 11/04/2010
Richmond Canal Walk! What?
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monroele
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07:54 PM on 11/03/2010
Memphis should have made the list. But San Antonio is by far the best.
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PatrickAaron
Beware the lollipop of mediocrity
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04:46 PM on 11/03/2010
Chattanooga Tennessee of course......
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BVictor1
Chicago, My kind of town...
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04:44 PM on 11/03/2010
For the image of the Chicago river walk, it would have been nice to use an image that wasn't nearly a decade old.

Also, there's partial river walk on both sides of the river.
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napasonoma
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02:30 PM on 11/03/2010
Portland, Oregon please.
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Winthorpe
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10:29 AM on 11/05/2010
Boston twice and Portland zero times. That's a travesty.
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01:38 PM on 11/03/2010
An now, the High Line walkway in Manhattan. It is beautiful and will only get more so.

http://graciouslivingdaybyday.com/2010/10/25/the-high-line/
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BVictor1
Chicago, My kind of town...
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04:44 PM on 11/03/2010
This really isn't a river walk.
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organic01
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09:29 PM on 11/03/2010
It's great river front walks...geesh!
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Jschube1
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01:35 PM on 11/03/2010
THE TWIN CITIES?????

From the stone arch bridge in MPLS to downtown St. Paul, you have a beautiful paths all over... and near the mighty Mississippi River!!
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tttony
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11:54 AM on 11/03/2010
Savannah, Ga.
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jthiltgen
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11:36 AM on 11/03/2010
What?!? No, Dubuque, Iowa on the list... You've got to check out all there is to offer here.

http://www.americasriver.com/photolib.htm

All within distance of walking on the riverwalk we have...The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, The Grand River Center (conference center), a casino, festival space, resort center/hotel, outdoor art exhibits, a winery, restaurants, Leed-certified buildings, etc.
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conservasniper
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11:30 AM on 11/03/2010
glad to see River Drive in Philly
real nice 9 mile loop
partially closed to traffic on the weekends
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posttheist
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11:00 AM on 11/03/2010
Cannot believe that the brush creek walk on the Plaza in midtown KC didn't make it. I mean, for christs sake, Wheel of Fortune uses views of it in their background behind the contestants, must be beautiful!

http://cdn.wn.com/pd/3e/84/7da3e13fec01f48b0ba93912fc44_grande.jpg

http://image.pegs.com/content/H/H0K/H0KI/H0KIR/RCMCIKCdest0356_j.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/617091234_46845c6b8d_z.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/120284937_b50b9da3a2.jpg
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danblob
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10:42 AM on 11/03/2010
You forgot the RiverWalk at Mud Island in Memphis, where you can walk a miniaturized Mississippi river on an island that is IN the Mississippi River.
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Chaling
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01:41 PM on 11/03/2010
yeah, bluffs and all, with running water and Civil War historical points thrown in(marked) as well.
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diannaa
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09:55 AM on 11/03/2010
When I saw this headline, I thought "San Antonio!" And BAM! There it is. I definitely agree. Great restaurants in that area, too!
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Chaling
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01:42 PM on 11/03/2010
my first thought as well. San Antonio.
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Ninure
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08:49 AM on 11/03/2010
Chicago made the list... Yay!!!!
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