How to detect the 'full path' of an open folder

I often end up with open windows that display the contents of a folder but no path information. One example would be a folder opened from clicking on a 'hit' from a Spotlight search.
I often don't know where those folders are in the folder hierarchy on my hard disk (and have no desire to create an alias for them).
Is there a way to quickly determine the path?
Thanks.

+You could also add the "Path" item to the toolbar:+
+1. Open a Finder window.+
+2. Click View>Customize Toolbar...+
+3. Drag the "Path" item into the toolbar. It will be added on all Finder windows. To find the path of a folder, just click the icon.+
Thanks, I didn't know that one. It still requires using the mouse to view the path, but according to Tom X there doesn't seem to be an option in OS X for automatic path display in the window's title bar.

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