Still, nothing beats waking up to the possibility of a black bear strolling through your yard, blossoming trees dotting your land in the spring, or peering out from your cabin and seeing families of deer frolicking through the snow.
1. Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee and North Carolina
Rock formations jet thousands of feet into the sky, and buffalo roam through the park, unaware and inattentive toward the human visitors setting up camp.