Look behind Husky Stadium and find the University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center, with canoe and rowboat rentals to not just UW students, but the general public. It’s one of the best locations to rent a vessel for paddling through the arboretum.

Olmsted-designed Cal Anderson Park packs an incredible amount into a park of its size, including a fountain, a texture pool, a reflecting pool, and sports courts used for everything from basketball to bike polo. A wide, open meadow features gently-sloping hills perfect for kicking back and reading, but benches are plentiful for those who prefer it. It creates some natural space in the middle of one of Seattle’s denser neighborhoods without shutting out the city entirely.

Honorable mention (or rainy-day activity): Finished in 2014, the 12th Avenue Arts building is an incredible example of how arts preservation, nonprofit development, and housing can go hand-in-hand. Walk just a couple of blocks to catch dinner and some indie theater.

We know, we know: taking transit to get on transit? But the Monorail is a cool relic of the 1962 World’s Fair. The Monorail is like an entirely-functional exhibit of what we thought the future was going to look like in the 1960s—plus, you get a cool view out the windows. Sit at the front and pretend you’re driving the train.

Honorable mention: Westlake Park—specifically, the water fountain at the west end of the park. Look closely at either side for the entrance to walk through it.

This may seem like an obvious choice—it’s one of Seattle’s bigger tourist destinations. But a recent, swanky remodel restored the observatory floor, including the gorgeous ceiling details, adding a Prohibition-themed bar. You still even get to ride the old-timey elevator up and get a little history lesson from the operator, although it’s no longer actually operated by the operator.

Honorable mention: If you prefer to view your Seattle history from down low instead of up high, you can access Seattle’s underground through two tour companies: relatively newer outfit Beneath the Streets and the original Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour, although the latter has been known to make some embellishments in its history lectures.

The Wing Luke Museum tells the story of the Asian Pacific experience in Seattle throughout its history. Built by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, the design grew out of the original, 1910 multi-story building that served as a social center and living quarters for Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants.

Drawing inspiration from the building’s rich history, as much of the original building as possible was saved during construction. In addition to building materials, such as timbers cut out between floors, the character and scale of the building were maintained.

On the upper floors, original narrow doorways and corridors and small rooms preserve the intimacy of the original space, and are a venue for the museum’s immersion exhibits.

Honorable mention: Asian specialty supermarket, gift store, and food court Uwajimaya is a local institution.

The stadium station is built for the stadiums, but there’s other stuff to do in the area, too. For example: Dockside dispensary’s Sodo location operates a small museum, featuring prohibition-era cannabis apothecary items.

Honorable mention: The pedestrian walkway leading to Safeco Field has some public spaces for taking a breather, plus some industrial views.

The story of this public plaza is rooted in activism and social justice—and while it’s a relatively new space, its history dates back to El Centro de la Raza’s founding in the 1970s, when “activists connected with Seattle’s Latino community” claimed an old Beacon Hill school for themselves. The city eventually leased the property to them for a dollar a year.

El Centro de la Raza built the 13,000-square-foot plaza, named for their co-founder, in front the building. It’s open to the public, and is surrounded by murals and, during the day, numerous food carts. It’s right at the center of an affordable, transit-oriented development that grew in response to the light rail station. It’s now the frequent site of community gatherings.

Honorable mention: Stop by coffee shop and cafe The Station, on the southeast corner of the plaza—right above the station itself.

Mount Baker Park is one of those gorgeous Seattle parks with a little bit of everything, with forested trails leading the way to sunny lake beaches. The route there from the station is pretty, too, with a windy sidewalk along just under half a mile of greenway.

Honorable mention: Philadelphian-approved Philly cheesesteak joint The Original Philly’s, as seen in this Blue Scholars video.

Built in 1917, the Columbia City Theater was originally a vaudeville theater. Now, it hosts a wide range of genres on its stage—and the occasional karaoke night—while still giving that old-timey vibe.

Can’t stay for a show? The Bourbon Bar at the front at least gives a taste.

Honorable mention: The Royal Room, another venue just across the street that serves southern fare in addition to noteworthy performances.

Fujitaro Kubota was a highly sought-after gardener and landscaper in the Northwest, and Kubota Garden, which uses Japanese gardening concepts to showcase Northwest plant life, was his home base. Now a public park, it features not only beautiful plant life, walking paths with multiple water crossings and bridges, reflecting pools, and waterfalls. You have to climb one of the steeper parts of the Chief Sealth Trail to get there from the station, but it’s worth it (and a good experience in its own right).

Fair warning, this is a little more of a walk than other destinations on this list—roughly 20 minutes.

Honorable mention: Tilth’s Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, Seattle’s largest urban farm, is also a 20-minute-or-so walk from here, and is right next to the relatively-unsung swimming area at Pritchard Island Beach.