Traverse the vast beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage site from Jasper along the Icefields Parkway and beyond to Banff. Pass fleecy mountain goats licking mineral-rich silt ...

For a more scenic journey, travelers can pay a premium of about CA$300 (about $230) round trip to take Via Rail to Jasper via Edmonton or Vancouver ... between Jasper, Banff and Calgary.

including Jasper National Park, and more than 80 historic sites and destinations across the country. – Debra Smith Covering 89 square miles on the northern edge of Banff National Park ...