The crossroads is a scratcher's dream. The x-shaped centerpiece hands cats a big, inviting climbing frame where they can jump, scale, and rake their way to the top, and the poles branch into several routes so play stretches out for hours. When the energy runs down, there is a scratcher bed high on the wall for a private nap.Getting up starts at the angled scratcher, which works as both an inclined clawing surface and a ramp, an easy on-ramp for bigger cats or nervous climbers, and a gentle gatekeeper that keeps non-cat roommates out of the clubhouse. From there cats branch off, dropping onto a canvas hammock for the afternoon or pushing up the horizontal scratcher to keep exploring. A second nook up top adds a semi-enclosed cubby with a canvas side wall and a shelf overhead. It is made for both 16 and 24 inch stud spacing.It suits energetic cats and loungers alike, and it plays well with feather toys and ribbon, which is why you will spot it in cat cafes. Big cats and kittens both take to it.