Seattle’s one-mile marvel, the Monorail was built for the 1962 World’s Fair and still is the best way to get from the Seattle Center to downtown and back. This is exactly what I did. I walks the route from the Center to its terminus at 5th and Pine St, and then rode it back in all its refurbished glory. Enjoy this trip!

• Start Address: The Fountain at Seattle Center

• Stop Address: The Armory

• Mileage: 2.43 miles

• Animated map: here

• Difficulty/Terrain: Sidewalks and an elevator

• Ascent: 78 ft, Descent: 68 ft.