It’s hard to miss York Minster. Literally. One minute you’re wandering cobbled alleys and timbered lanes of old York, and the next—*bam!*—a colossal Gothic masterpiece rises in front of you like a stone ship frozen in time. York Minster doesn’t whisper its presence. It commands it. And once inside, it completely takes your breath away.

Imagine stepping into a painting where the colors are almost too vivid to be real—a turquoise lake so bright it looks like a Photoshop accident, surrounded by snow-dusted mountains that pierce the sky. That’s Lake Louise. Tucked away in Banff National Park, Alberta, it’s one of Canada’s most iconic—and surreal—natural wonders.