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What to See & Do in Canada?

Discover Canada, the second largest country in the world, and a playground of stunning landscapes, lively cities, and friendly locals. Cruise the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH),  stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Pssst, 97% of it is nature’s beauty, not cities!

You can embark on a roadtrip adventure and go from one end of the country to the other, explore  a specific province, take a tour of a Region, discover activities & attractions in a  thousand communities, Or, you can check off must-see items on our Ultimate Bucket List!

Stay in the loop with the freshest road, weather, and construction updates, or follow us on TransCanadaHighway’s Facebook page. Happy exploring, eh!

⚜ Notre site Web est maintenant traduit en français par Google Translate, pour nos visiteurs quĂ©bĂ©cois Ă  http://autoroutetranscanadienne.com.

New for
2024

We have updated our itineraries for the Trans-Canada #1, the Crowsnest Highway #3, and the Yellowhead Highway #16, and Ontario’s Southern Route #7 (see updated ITINERARIES  page), we’ve also updated many community pages  and their history and their attractions lists, and we’ve added a lot of photos from our travels around the provinces, in particular: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia! Many thanks to each province’s tourism agency.

Travel Planning Tips & Links

Road Trip Travel in Canada, on the Trans-Canada Highway

Travel & tourism information for travellers across all provinces and all cities.  To help you plan (and enjoy) your road trips, TransCanadaHighway.com also has detailed info and maps of towns & cities, and attractions, festivals. Our TRAVEL TIPS section has tons of pages &  links detailing weather, road conditions, gas prices, speed traps,  travel info, highway history, etc. And to better enjoy our beautiful countryside,  deep-dive info on all the geology, wildlife, flowers and trees, and even  agriculture you might pass along the way.

in addition to the Trans-Canada Main Route, we NOW HAVE great travel  info and itineraries for the #16 Yellowhead Highway, the #3 Crowsnest Highway (which are the northern and southern routes in the West), and the #11 Northern Route in Ontario, and the #7 Southern Route in Ontario, with info and history of all the towns and their attractions along the way

Most importantly, we have detailed itineraries of all segments of the Trans-Canada Highway, with the rich history of each. Our  “Ultimate Canadian Bucket List” has over 250 must-see attractions and activities.

What Make TransCanadaHighway.com Unique?

While so many Canada Travel websites and books only discuss the major cities, OUR website and itineraries cover the DRIVE and the scenery (97% of the highway goes through rural areas or wilderness). Because we are not government funded we provide unique perspectives for visitors and travellers. For example, in Sault Ste Marie and Niagara Falls, we cover BOTH sides of the Canada-US  border.

We also cover many worth-visiting communities OFF the Trans-Canada Highway, like the Alberta Rockies and BC Rockies,  the Okanagan Region of BC, and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and Niagara Falls.

Canada Road Trip Adventure Pre-Trip Planning

TCH is 97% wilderness and rural, and only 3% rural. Do your adventure Right!

Make your cross-Canada road trip more memorable, whether its a once-on-a-lifetime trip, a move to a new job, retracing the route of a long-ago family trip, or exploring for your family history.

  • Use our Itineraries to plan and map your road trip with multiple stops and estimate your driving time. Be sure to add 25% to the drive-time estimate to allow for breaks, sightseeing, and photo ops.
  • Plan your trip timing, and the things you want to see and do
  • Consider the places to stay and make the appropriate hotel or campground bookings prior to departure.
  • Use our road trip packing lists and learn about what you need know before you go
  • Use the links throughout this website to learn more about each of the provinces, territories, communities, attractions, businesses, or topics mentioned.
  • Bookmark this page so you can find it again easily and refer to the route while on the road.
  • See our TCH News page for the latest weather, road conditions, highway closures, and construction, and WHEN TRAVELLING follow our Facebook page,

So Much To SEE And DO!

There are so many things to see and do on your cross-Canada roadtrip. Use the TOP MENUS to plan your trip, or CLICK THESE OPTIONS for the most popular features for your trip or vacation:

Itineraries of the Trans-Canada

See a listing of all Trans-Canada itinerary segments in easy-to-follow West-to-East order, and other routes (To-from Toronto, Crowsnest Route, Yellowhead Route, Ontario Northern Route, etc

NEWS: Construction, Weather, Detours

Latest Information about weather, highway construction, avalanches (in winter), and detours that may affect your travel on our TCH NEWS page or our FACEBOOK PAGE

TCH Trip Planning Ideas

Great suggestions, getting the kids involved, what to see and do along the way, including cycling & camping tips, geography, flora & fauna, gas price finder, and weather!

Ultimate Canadian Bucket List

Top things to NOT MISS when travelling form coast to coast to cost. Check these off for an ULTIMATE adventure of your lifetime

History of the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway history chapters organized by province and details which (roughly) match the itinerary segments, and specific communities.

Search Business Listings by Category

CLICK to view all business directory listings by Category (including those nearest your location!)

Search Site Listings by Locale

CLICK to view all business directory listings by Province, Location, Community, or Region

Circle Tours & Detours

Several popular ONE WEEK tours off of & around the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as several interesting shorter (typically 1 or 2 days deviations from the main route)

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ALL CANADIAN TOURISM & HOSPITALITY SECTOR businesses are welcome to list in our directory (and U.S. businesses in the Niagara Falls, NY and Sault Ste Marie, MI border areas).

See the Canadian regions and communities we cover

Businesses and Categories permitted in our directory are Transportation, Accommodation, Attractions, Traveller Shopping, Entertainment, Restaurants & Cafes, and Tourist Services.

See the hospitality categories for our business listings

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Send us your Trans-Canada Highway Trip Photos!

If you have a cool photo from your road trip on the Trans-Canada Highway, we’d love to see it!

Just email the digital photo to photos@transcanadahighway.com and tell us where and when you took the picture.

If we put your photo on our site, we’ll give you credit for it (but we can’t pay you).

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