Nature in as a whole tends to be a profoundly beautiful thing, but there are few things more magical than finding yourself under a canopy of trees in a tree tunnel on some warm summer evening. Whether they’re formed naturally, accidentally, or with a little help from some patient and talented gardeners, these tree tunnels are sure to enchant anyone lucky enough to walk below their verdant boughs.

The beautiful forms of many of these tree tunnels and the ways in which we’ve copied them goes to show just how much we’ve borrowed from nature. I’m sure that magical spaces like these inspired more than one historical architect to design the gorgeous vaulted ceiling of a gothic cathedral or the arches of some other grand structure. Many ancient societies considered trees to be sacred and maintained holy groves of old trees, and with places this beautiful, it’s not hard to understand why.

20 Beautiful Tree Tunnels You Should Visit Once In Lifetime

Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

Tunnel of Love in Ukraine

Tree Tunnel in Netherlands

 

The Path Up To the Halnaker Windmill in Sussex

The Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

Sakura Tunnel, Japan

Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont

Street in Bonn, Germany

Street in Jerez, Spain

Street in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Parque Francisco Alvarado in Costa Rica

Oak Alley along the Mississippi River outside New Orleans, Louisiana

Maple Tunnel in St. Louis, Oregon, U.S.A.

Laburnum Tunnel in Bodnant Gardens, UK

Jacarandas Walk in South Africa

Bamboo Path in Kyoto, Japan

Gyeonghwa Station in Jinhae, South Korea

Ginkgo Tree Tunnel in Japan

Cypress Tree Tunnel At The Historic Marconi Wireless Station, California

Blossom Path,Unknown Place