Coastal British Columbia into the Canadian Rockies — one of the most dramatic elevation changes of any drive on this list.
The Trans-Canada Highway east climbs steadily from sea level.
A dry, high-desert valley — a strange contrast to both the coast behind and mountains ahead.
Sitting right at the base of the Rockies, with Yoho National Park a short drive off the highway.
Lake Louise's turquoise water, glacier-fed, is a twenty-minute drive from town.