The world’s most breathtaking roads every traveler must experience once
From Norway’s ocean roads to India’s Silk Route, explore 15 of the world’s most breathtaking highways — where every mile is a masterpiece and every journey a story.
- Oct 23, 2025,
- Updated Oct 23, 2025 1:50 PM IST

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The world’s most breathtaking highways prove one thing — sometimes the journey is the true destination. These roads turn travel into poetry, winding through glaciers, oceans, deserts, and dreams.

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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia isn’t just a road — it’s an engineering miracle. Stretching 28 km over and under the sea, it’s a surreal fusion of human brilliance and oceanic beauty.

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India’s Silk Route isn’t just a path — it’s history carved into mountains. Once the world’s first “information superhighway,” today it’s a mesmerizing drive through snowy peaks and emerald valleys.

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Chile’s Paso Internacional Los Libertadores winds through the Andes with dizzying switchbacks and breathtaking altitude. It’s both terrifying and majestic — a road that tests courage and rewards awe.

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France’s Passage du Gois appears and vanishes twice a day beneath the Atlantic tide. Time your drive right, or you’ll be stranded mid-ocean — a thrilling reminder of nature’s power over man.

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The Cabot Trail in Canada is a painter’s dream — cliffs, forests, and whale songs along one road. Every curve feels like stepping into another masterpiece of coastal wilderness.

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Norway’s Atlantic Ocean Road leaps from island to island through crashing waves and sea spray. Dubbed the “world’s most beautiful road,” it feels like driving straight into the horizon.

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Pakistan’s Karakoram Highway climbs higher than any border road on Earth — a 4,800-meter marvel linking glaciers, rivers, and the roof of the world. It’s danger, adventure, and beauty intertwined.

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At the top stands the Blue Ridge Parkway, the USA’s most soul-soothing drive. Rolling mist, forested ridges, and endless skies — it’s a road that makes you fall in love with being alive.
