Seattle World's Fair

When I was a kid the 1962 Seattle World's Fair was a big deal. One of its big features was the "monorail" (a train with only one, not two rails) that was supposed to be the trend of the future.

At the station

There are two rails and two trains, but I think they only use one

Headed towards the Space Needle

Unfortunately, monorail trains turned out not to be able to go very fast (about 50 mph tops) so the idea never really took off. Now all that's left is a train that goes a mile from the old fair grounds to downtown Seattle. It's no use to anybody but tourists like me.

Space Needle

The other big deal at the fair was the Space Needle. I don't think it has much to do with space, but it is kind of the the Eiffel Tower of Seattle.

The Experience Music Project

 Also at the fair grounds is this building with pretty colored panels. It (The Experience Music Project) has interesting props from  Sci-Fi movies, and video and artifacts about native sons Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana.