At its northern entrance, the street begins near the training schools for gladiators and bestiarii on the eastern side of the area surrounding the great Amphitheatrum Flavium. On its southern end, the vicus Capitis Africae merges into the vicus Cyclopis.

If you start your walk through the vicus from the Amphitheatrum, you will pass many gladiators near the training schools. Around the Ludus Matutinus, you can hear the roar of lions, bears, and other animals in their cages inside the school's practice arena where the bestiarii train.

As you continue down the street, you will see many insulae and shops. To the right is a park with a small nymphaeum and the dormitories of the Paedagogium Puerorum. That's where the imperial pages are housed and instructed in their duties. Between the trees, you can see the large portico surrounding the Temple of the Divine Claudius.

As the vicus Capitis Africae comes to an intersection with a small street, it makes a slight bend to the right. If you take the small street to the right, it leads to the Temple of Claudius. Take it to the left if you want to visit the Temple of Minerva Capta.

If you stay in the vicus on your walk, you can see two interesting buildings located here. First, on the left is the Domus Africae. It is open to the public as an educational center on our provinces in Africa.

Further along the street is the home of the consul Aurelius Symmachus. He is the man who famously challenged the Emperor Theodosius to defend our ancient religion against intolerance.