This National Park Allows You to Float Between the U.S. and Canada in One Trip-Without a Passport

"Peaceful, placid, boundless beauty... These aren't words that typically describe an international border crossing-unless you're talking about Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park, where you can float back and forth between the United States and Canada. Glistening alpine waters and Rocky Mountain peaks take the place of lines and duty-free shops at this one-of-a-kind scenic wonder, which connects to Montana's Glacier National Park."

""They're in disbelief," says Robinson, whose younger brothers also help with the family's tour boat business. "If you aren't paying attention, you wouldn't even know it's a border." The Waterton Shoreline Cruise Co., owned by the Robinson family for more than six decades, operates in the Peace Park, which was established in 1932 to promote goodwill and conservation efforts in the shared ecosystem."

Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, where alpine waters allow visitors to float between Canada and the United States. Historic tour boats like the M.V. International ferry guests across the borderless landscape, and the Waterton Shoreline Cruise Co. has been family-run for more than six decades. Both countries coordinate wildlife monitoring, invasive-species control, and forest-fire management within the shared ecosystem. Hiking trails link forests and peaks, with grizzlies and bighorn sheep on the slopes. Bear's Hump is a short but strenuous climb to a 700-plus-foot summit offering sweeping panoramas over roughly 195 square miles of parkland.

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