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Heavenly scenery: A curated selection of the world’s most beautiful roads

Published: 2026-09-25 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-09-25 — By / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team compiled and reported

By / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team compiled and reported
 
Many people enjoy road trips, relishing the romantic and relaxing experience of driving while watching the scenery rush past the window. Here are five of the most beautiful roads in the world—perhaps you can set them as your destination for an unforgettable road journey.

Icefields Parkway, Canada. (Image source / trekearth)

● Canada | Icefields Parkway
The Icefields Parkway is considered one of the most beautiful roads in North America. Its official name is Alberta Highway 93, stretching 229 kilometers from Banff National Park to Jasper National Park, offering views of glaciers, meadows, and waterfalls along the way.

The Icefields Parkway in Canada boasts continuous natural beauty along the route. (Image source / tabizine)

● Norway | Atlantic Ocean Road
Located on Norway’s west coast, the approximately 8.3-kilometer-long “Atlantic Ocean Road” (Atlantic Ocean Road) attracts thousands of drivers each year looking for a thrilling experience. Not only is the road uniquely designed, but it is also accompanied by stunning scenery that changes dramatically with the weather, earning it the reputation of being “the most beautiful and most dangerous road in the world.”

The most beautiful road in the world is in Norway. (Image source / roadtrippers)

The scenery along the Atlantic Coastal Road is breathtaking. (Image source / roadtrippers)

● China | Ya’an-Xichang Expressway (Ya-Xi Expressway)
Located in central and southern Sichuan Province, the Ya’an-Xichang Expressway is a section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway within Sichuan. This 240-kilometer-long highway features a height difference of up to 220 feet between the base and the road surface, earning it the nickname “the highway in the clouds.”

The Ya’an-Xichang Expressway in central and southern Sichuan, with a ground clearance of 220 meters, is known as “the highway in the clouds.” (Image source / roadman)

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