The world’s most breathtaking roads every traveler must experience once

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.

Business Today Desk
  • 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.

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