If Banff is the crown jewel of the Canadian Rockies, then Jasper is its wild and unpredictable sibling — rugged, raw, and impossibly beautiful. Tucked away further north in Alberta, Jasper National Park feels like a secret you stumble upon rather than a destination you planned. It's the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, yet somehow less crowded, more mysterious, and deeply immersive.

You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just another quaint Tudor house on a cobbled English street—wooden beams, leaning windows, and a heavy oak door that looks like it has witnessed a few centuries. But this half-timbered cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon isn’t just old—it’s iconic. This is the house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564. And today, it stands as one of the most lovingly preserved literary relics in the world.