Take a trip back to the future on the Seattle Monorail. Built to provide riders with a majestic and futuristic entry into the Century 21 Exposition, also known as the 1962 World’s Fair, this railway moves passengers on a speedy track between Seattle Center and downtown. Riding public transit can feel like a chore, but the Seattle Monorail makes it fun with its space-age design and unforgettable views. The elevated track weaves through skyscrapers, providing a unique close-up look at the city’s architecture. The highlight of the route is riding through MoPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture, formerly known as the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, via an iridescent tunnel designed by Frank Gehry. Cosplay shoot location, anyone?
The Monorail travels between two stations, one at Westlake Center, a downtown shopping mall located a six-minute walk from the convention center where we are hosting the Worldcon, and the other at Seattle Center, the 74-acre home of the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Chihuly Garden and Glass museum, and many more rich and picturesque locations that now populate the old Century 21 Exposition fairgrounds. With the Seattle Monorail, one can experience past, present, and future in one harmonious trip.
Fifi Ding is a journalist and travel writer. She has interviewed numerous figures in the world of entertainment and genre fiction, including actor Nathan Fillion and manga artist Hiro Mashima.