Yosemite, Great Smoky Mountains, Acadia …. We spend a lot of time salivating over the national parks in the U.S., but there’s a brilliant system of goodies just across the border in Canada. Try Banff.

In 1885, Banff National Park was established as Canada’s first national park. Since that day, national parks in Canada have grown to cover more than 126,718 square miles of the country. But where are ...