The Trans Canadian Highway Route running between Victoria (BC) and St John’s (NF) is the world’s longest national highway with a length of 7,821 km (4,860 mi

Kicking Horse Pass (on the Alberta-BC border, the continental divide) with an elevation of 1643 m is the highest spot on the Trans-Canada.

The Trans-Canada Highway links several provincial highways, some of which are 4-lane divided, but many are still 2 lanes. It connects BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and in Newfoundland.

Must see along the way:

Signal Hill & St John’s Harbour, Newfoundland is the most eastern end of this continent, and there is nothing beyond but oceans and occasional icebergs & whales to be seen from this high bluff.

Gross Morne National Park, Newfoundland is an UNESCO World Heritage Site for its geological wonders and awe-inspiring fjords.

Fort Louisbourg National Historical site, East of Sydney, Nova Scotia is a much fought-over and fully restored French fort that was captured by General Wolfe before he could safely proceed west to Quebec City to fight the Battle of the Plains of Abraham which gave North America to the British

Fundy National Park encompasses some of the last remaining wilderness in southern New Brunswick.

Hartland Covered Bridge, New Brunswick is the world’s longest covered bridge, at 391 metres.

Quebec’s Route 132 and Quebec City, from 400 year old villages to the fortress, boardwalk and Chateau Frontenac hotel are all worth seeing.

Parliament Hill & Byward Market in Ottawa, Ontario, the nation’s capital city has many national museums and art galleries.

Sudbury’s Superstack, Copper Cliff, just west of Sudbury is the world’s tallest smokestack, built in the 1970’s to throw the hydrogen sulfide emissions high into the atmosphere.

Historic Fort William, South end of Thunder Bay is one of the most historically significant trading posts run by the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Royal Tyrell Dinosaur Museum Drumheller interprets the history of the planet, and animal & plant life on it using fossils uncovered in Alberta.

Lake Louise is stunning, a beautiful blue-green lake cradled between high mountain peaks covered in glaciers.

Spiral Tunnels, Just west of Continental Divide, British Columbia drops 2,000 feet in just a few miles.

Stanley Park Downtown Vancouver is one of the largest urban parks in the world, has a great view of downtown Vancouver, the North Shore Mountains, and the Lion’s Gate Bridge.

Car rental options in Canada include Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Dollar and Enterprise.

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