Zionsville, Indiana, USA

Bonnie and Keith Brauer from Zionsville, Indiana took the rotten ash in their backgarden and transformed it into this domed octagonal Hobbit house. Too cool.

Auckland, New Zealand

Just north of Auckland, you’ll find this yellow treehouse restaurant perched in a 40m high redwood tree. It’s like having dinner in a giant wooden egg.

Sanya Nanshan, China

Big Beach In The Sky is a great name for this wooden palace, tucked high up in an old tamarind tree, overlooking the South China Sea in the Sanya Nanshan region of China. It’s just a matter of steps from the sea – and it sleeps six people, so you can literally pretend you’re Swiss Family Robinson.

 Rheinau-Linx, Germany

Created by German architects Baumraum, this ultra-modern treehouse is made of native oak and inside the walls are decorated with tree leaves, so it feels like you’re lying in the treetops. Which you, technically, are.

The Mystery Treehouse

We’ve no idea where this masterful creation came from, but we like it. A lot.

Vancouver Island, Canada

Handcrafted wooden balls with beds on Vancouver Island, Canada? Yes please.

Long Island, New York, USA

Not towering above us, but probably the cosiest cabin we’ve seen so far. Apparently it’s called Falcon’s Nest, according to photographer Pete Nelson who’s made an entire book filled with mega treehouses, called New Treehouses Of The World.

British Columbia, Canada

Software consultant Joel Allen was left jobless after the company he was working for folded. He ended up meeting a dude called ‘Old Man John’ at a festival and decided to pursue carpentry. This rad little tree cabin was the result!

Pyrenees, France

I mean, c’mon, that spiral staircase just says it all. You can actually stay here – it’s just €129 per night!

United Kingdom

Blue Forest build luxury treehouses for a living – and they’re based in the UK. Just look inside this one – it’s swanky as! It’s two treehouses – one for kids, the other for adults – joined by a rope bridge. That secret trapdoor leads to a games room by the way. You can check out more on their website here.

Bali, Indonesia

The Resort Spa Treehouse in Bali is the only place you want to be resting your aching limbs after a long day’s surfing. You haven’t even seen the infinity pool yet…

Port Orchard Bay, Washington, USA

Deer and bear are commonly spotted wandering under this treehouse, suspended 50ft off the forest floor in Washington, USA. Heidi and Paul Danilchik built it to remember Heidi’s dad, a keen mountaineer. Read more about how they built it here.

Koh Kood, Thailand

Fancy eating your dinner in a bamboo pod, hoisted above the forest in Thailand? The Soneva Kiri resort in Koh Kood, Thailand just made restaurant dining even better – your waiters will serve your food via. zipline. I know, it’s like something out of Thunderbirds.

Brooklyn, New York, USA

When interior designer Alexandra Meyn couldn’t find a job, she knew there was only one thing for it – she had to built in a treehouse… in the middle of a city. She only had a $400 budget, so sourced cheap materials and found windows to construct it. There’s a whole New York Times interview with the lady herself here.

Fall City, Washington, USA

Just 30 minutes drive from Seattle, you’ll find a warren of treehouses hidden in the forest that you can stay in, or even just take a tour around. This one – Temple of the Blue Moon – sleeps two and you can even hear the river from your bed.

Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA

I think we’ve just found the best place on earth. This treehouse is part of Camp Wandawega. It’s a proper rustic camp in the middle of the Wisconsin wilderness. I mean really rustic. They even recommend you take this questionnaire before arriving, to see if you can handle toads in the shower and an 80-year-old squeaky bedframe. Still it looks pretty rad…

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