The Charles River Esplanade is America’s eighth most popular riverwalk according to USA Today’s “Reader’s Choice Travel Awards” program.

Last year, the 64-acre park ranked eleventh.

The publication’s editors choose the country’s top 20 riverwalks and let its readers vote for the top 10 in an online poll.

This year’s winners are:

• No. 1: Detroit International Riverwalk, in Detroit.

• No. 2: Tampa Riverwalk, in Tampa

• No. 3: Waterfront Park, in Louisville, Ky

• No. 4: Smale Riverfront Park, in Cincinnati.

• No. 5: Mississippi Riverwalk, in Dubuque, Iowa.

• No. 6: San Antonio Riverwalk, in San Antonio.

• No. 7: Wilmington Riverwalk, in Wilmington, N.C.

• No. 8: Charles River Esplanade

• No. 9: Milwaukee RiverWalk, in Milwaukee.

• No. 10: Canal Walk, in Indianapolis.