Banff Gondola (Year-Round)

The Banff Gondola is touristy. We will say that upfront. But we did it in the winter and the views from the summit of Sulphur Mountain were genuinely stunning — the kind of panorama that earns a spot in your camera roll even when you have already seen a lot of mountains that week.

It runs year-round and is worth doing once. Go in, take it in, and do not feel like you have to justify it just because there are tour groups sharing the gondola with you. Good views are good views.