The World’s Largest Treehouse

Yes!!! Such a place does exist… We thought we were in the boonies, no man’s land, but it is there and massive in size…

It’s being built by a man named Horace Burgess and is located outside Crossville, Tennessee. The treehouse stands over 97-feet tall and is built on 7 trees, one of which is a 80-foot white oak tree, which also happens to be about 12-feet in diameter at its base. It has 11 floors, has around 8,000 - 10,000 square feet. It contains a miniature basketball court and a chapel (where services are held on Sunday afternoon. And according to Mr. Burgess, it was built from scrap lumber and is held together by roughly 258,000 nails.
  Our family with Mr. Burgess
We happened to have been lucky enough to have gone to visit on a Sunday afternoon and were able to meet Mr. Burgess and he was very gracious to talk with us and tell us all about his construction. He is a landscaper by trade and also a pastor and said that God was the inspiration for the building. He’s been building it for years and has spent very little out of pocket (he told us around $14,000) and has no intention to stop adding on to it anytime soon.

And the best part is there is no admission cost ~ yes it is a free activity. However, there is a donation box where you can donate to help with the costs and the care for the people who stay on the grounds.

Directions: Beehive Lane, Crossville, TN ~ Take I-40 exit 320. Turn north onto Hwy 298, then make an immediate right at the stoplight onto Cook Rd. Drive almost a mile. As the road takes a sharp right, instead make a sharp left onto Beehive Lane. Drive about a half-mile. The pavement will end, but keep driving. You'll see the tree house ahead and to the right. Remember that when you visit, that the treehouse is not a funhouse. There are no safety precautions. You visit at your own risk.