18 Incredible Tree Houses You Can Visit Now
There’s something about sleeping in the trees that never gets old. Whether it’s the creaking of branches at night, the view through a window framed by leaves, or just the feeling of being slightly removed from the ground and everything that comes with it — tree houses have a way of making even the most seasoned traveler feel like a kid again.
These 18 are worth going out of your way for.
Free Spirit Spheres, Vancouver Island, Canada
Three wooden spheres hang from old-growth trees on Vancouver Island, and each one is a fully functional place to sleep. They sway gently with the wind, which sounds alarming until you’re actually inside — then it just feels like being rocked.
The spheres connect to the forest floor via spiral staircases and suspension bridges. It’s one of those places that looks like something out of a dream and somehow exceeds expectations in person.
Treehotel, Harads, Sweden
This is probably the most photographed collection of tree houses in the world, and for good reason. Each structure at Treehotel has been designed by a different architect, so you get a bird’s nest that genuinely looks like a bird’s nest, a mirrored cube that reflects the forest around it, and a UFO straight out of a 1960s science fiction film.
The setting in northern Sweden also means you have a real shot at seeing the Northern Lights from your balcony.
Canopy Tree Lodge, Queensland, Australia
Perched above the Daintree Rainforest — one of the oldest rainforests on Earth — Canopy Tree Lodge puts you right in the middle of serious wildlife country. Cassowaries walk past in the morning.
Tree kangaroos occasionally show up. The sound at night is constant and alive in a way that’s hard to describe until you’ve heard it.
The Hobbit House, Montana, USA
Built into a hillside and surrounded by forest near Glacier National Park, this property leans fully into its literary inspiration without going overboard. The round doors and low ceilings are charming rather than gimmicky.
And outside, Montana does what Montana does — which looks quietly spectacular.
Treehouse Utopia, Texas Hill Country, USA
The Texas Hill Country doesn’t get enough credit as a destination. Treehouse Utopia sits among cypress trees along the Sabinal River, and there are several different structures to choose from depending on how high up you want to be.
The “Cuckoo’s Nest” is about 35 feet off the ground. Bring your own food, light the fire pit, and ignore your phone.
Nothosaur Tree House, Sanya, China
This one sits on the island of Hainan in southern China, built around a living banyan tree that has grown through the structure itself. The design feels like the tree accepted the building rather than the other way around.
It’s part of a larger resort, but the tree house accommodation stands apart.
Yellow Treehouse Restaurant, Auckland, New Zealand
You don’t stay here — you eat here. The Yellow Treehouse is a pod-shaped dining room suspended 10 meters above the ground in a redwood forest north of Auckland.
Dinner is a set menu, bookings fill up fast, and the experience of sitting above the forest floor while it gets dark outside is unlike most meals you’ll have anywhere.
El Castillo en el Bosque Mágico, Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a high concentration of tree house accommodation, but this one near La Fortuna earns its place at the top of that list. The structure wraps around the trees rather than cutting through them, and the cloud forest setting keeps temperatures cool even when the lowlands are sweltering.
Volcano views on a clear day are a bonus.
Cabane Perchée, Various Locations, France
France has an entire network of architect-designed tree houses spread across its forests, and Cabane Perchée is the company behind many of the best ones. Each property is different — some minimalist, some wildly eccentric — but the common thread is quality.
The one in Burgundy, built around a 300-year-old oak, deserves special mention.
Winvian Farm Tree House, Connecticut, USA
Most of Winvian Farm’s 18 cottages are unusual, but the tree house takes things furthest. It sits 35 feet up, connected by a rope bridge, and has a fully equipped interior with real amenities — this isn’t roughing it.
The farm itself has horses, a spa, and a kitchen garden, so you can split time between feeling wild and feeling looked after.
Gibbon Experience, Bokeo, Laos
The Gibbon Experience in northern Laos combines tree house living with zip lines and actual wildlife encounters. You arrive by zip line, sleep in houses built 30 to 50 meters above the forest floor, and wake up to the sound of white-handed gibbons calling across the canopy.
It funds wildlife conservation and anti-poaching work, which makes the trip feel useful beyond just being memorable.
Woodpecker Tree House, Lapland, Finland
Finland’s Lapland region gives you some of the best conditions for seeing the aurora borealis, and Woodpecker Tree House positions you well for it. The glass ceiling in this particular structure means you can watch the sky without leaving your bed on a cold night.
Husky safaris and snowmobile trips are available nearby if you want to fill the days.
Ariau Amazon Towers, Amazonas, Brazil
Built on stilts and platforms above the Amazon River floodplain, Ariau Amazon Towers stretch through 9 kilometers of elevated walkways connecting accommodation, restaurants, and observation decks. The forest around the hotel is a legitimate piece of the Amazon basin — pink river dolphins surface in the water below, monkeys cross the walkways, and the scale of the surrounding wilderness is something you have to see to process.
Treehouse Point, Washington, USA
About 30 miles east of Seattle, Treehouse Point operates six tree houses along the Raging River. The property was built by Pete Nelson, who also hosts the TV series Treehouse Masters, which means the structures are technically accomplished as well as beautiful.
The smallest sleeps two and the largest sleeps four, and breakfast is included in the rate.
Hapuku Lodge, Kaikoura, New Zealand
Up on New Zealand’s southern landmass, Hapuku Lodge rests between ocean waves and high peaks. Among tall kanuka trunks, five elevated cabins perch about ten meters above ground.
Beneath them, a deer enclosure breaks the expected scenery, offering something different. From nearby fields, ingredients travel straight into dishes at the on-site kitchen.
Cedar Creek Treehouse Washington
Up high on a sixteen-step climb sits something few will see, kept secret by effort alone. From fifty feet past the treetops, sightlines cut through mist toward falling water and ancient cedars standing thick below.
Built back in nineteen ninety-eight, it wears age like moss on bark – slow, quiet, earned. Time did what nothing else could.
Parador de Cañadas del Teide Tenerife Spain
High up at 2,100 meters, this place rests within Teide National Park on Tenerife – just beyond where trees stop growing. Instead of being surrounded by woods, it’s framed by stretches of pine and jagged volcanic stone, giving off a tree house vibe without actually sitting among branches.
When the sky clears after dark, stars come out in sharp detail overhead. The entire protected area carries UNESCO World Heritage status, recognized for its unique natural makeup.
Finca Bellavista Costa Rica
Up in the trees, Finca Bellavista feels more like a town than a place to sleep. Stretching across 600 acres of untouched jungle near Costa Rica’s southern shore, it holds around fifty homes built into the canopy.
Zip lines link one house to another; footbridges sway between them high above the forest floor. Some visit for a handful of days, others live there much longer. What exists here runs quieter than most resorts – think treetop neighborhood instead. Life unfolds nearly thirty feet above earth, tucked among leaves and branches.
The Ground Can Wait
Up in a tree house, it’s not only newness that draws people. Just being lifted – by twenty, maybe thirty feet – alters your sense of where you are.
Light hits another way. Sounds arrive differently. You’re inside nature instead of beside it. Each of these eighteen offers that shift; many deliver a quiet feeling hard to put into words, one that lingers well past return to flat earth.
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