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diff --git a/src/metric.rs b/src/metric.rs
index e067771..549db67 100644
--- a/src/metric.rs
+++ b/src/metric.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! [Metric spaces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_space).
 
+pub mod vp;
+
 use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
 
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
diff --git a/src/metric/vp.rs b/src/metric/vp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d5b091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metric/vp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+//! [Vantage-point trees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantage-point_tree).
+
+use super::{Metric, NearestNeighbors, Neighborhood};
+
+use std::iter::FromIterator;
+
+/// A node in a VP tree.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct VpNode<T> {
+    /// The vantage point itself.
+    item: T,
+    /// The radius of this node.
+    radius: f64,
+    /// The subtree inside the radius, if any.
+    inside: Option<Box<Self>>,
+    /// The subtree outside the radius, if any.
+    outside: Option<Box<Self>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Metric> VpNode<T> {
+    /// Create a new VpNode.
+    fn new(mut items: Vec<T>) -> Option<Box<Self>> {
+        if items.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let item = items.pop().unwrap();
+
+        items.sort_by_cached_key(|a| item.distance(a));
+
+        let mid = items.len() / 2;
+        let outside: Vec<T> = items.drain(mid..).collect();
+
+        let radius = items.last().map(|l| item.distance(l).into()).unwrap_or(0.0);
+
+        Some(Box::new(Self {
+            item,
+            radius,
+            inside: Self::new(items),
+            outside: Self::new(outside),
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+trait VpSearch<'a, T, U, N> {
+    /// Recursively search for nearest neighbors.
+    fn search(&'a self, neighborhood: &mut N);
+
+    /// Search the inside subtree.
+    fn search_inside(&'a self, distance: f64, neighborhood: &mut N);
+
+    /// Search the outside subtree.
+    fn search_outside(&'a self, distance: f64, neighborhood: &mut N);
+}
+
+impl<'a, T, U, N> VpSearch<'a, T, U, N> for VpNode<T>
+where
+    T: 'a,
+    U: Metric<&'a T>,
+    N: Neighborhood<&'a T, U>,
+{
+    fn search(&'a self, neighborhood: &mut N) {
+        let distance = neighborhood.consider(&self.item).into();
+
+        if distance <= self.radius {
+            self.search_inside(distance, neighborhood);
+            self.search_outside(distance, neighborhood);
+        } else {
+            self.search_outside(distance, neighborhood);
+            self.search_inside(distance, neighborhood);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn search_inside(&'a self, distance: f64, neighborhood: &mut N) {
+        if let Some(inside) = &self.inside {
+            if neighborhood.contains(distance - self.radius) {
+                inside.search(neighborhood);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn search_outside(&'a self, distance: f64, neighborhood: &mut N) {
+        if let Some(outside) = &self.outside {
+            if neighborhood.contains(self.radius - distance) {
+                outside.search(neighborhood);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A [vantage-point tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantage-point_tree).
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VpTree<T> {
+    root: Option<Box<VpNode<T>>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Metric> FromIterator<T> for VpTree<T> {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(items: I) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            root: VpNode::new(items.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> NearestNeighbors<T, U> for VpTree<T>
+where
+    T: Metric,
+    U: Metric<T>,
+{
+    fn search<'a, 'b, N>(&'a self, mut neighborhood: N) -> N
+    where
+        T: 'a,
+        U: 'b,
+        N: Neighborhood<&'a T, &'b U>,
+    {
+        if let Some(root) = &self.root {
+            root.search(&mut neighborhood);
+        }
+        neighborhood
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator that moves values out of a VP tree.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct IntoIter<T> {
+    stack: Vec<Box<VpNode<T>>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> IntoIter<T> {
+    fn new(node: Option<Box<VpNode<T>>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stack: node.into_iter().collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Iterator for IntoIter<T> {
+    type Item = T;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        self.stack.pop().map(|node| {
+            self.stack.extend(node.inside);
+            self.stack.extend(node.outside);
+            node.item
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> IntoIterator for VpTree<T> {
+    type Item = T;
+    type IntoIter = IntoIter<T>;
+
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        IntoIter::new(self.root)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use crate::metric::tests::test_nearest_neighbors;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vp_tree() {
+        test_nearest_neighbors(VpTree::from_iter);
+    }
+}