CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. -- The beach is empty. It's 7:45 a.m. Along comes Matt Long and his wheelbarrow full of tools and buckets, ready to create magic on the sands of Coney Island. For the last 15 years, ...

Sand artist Omar in the process of crafting another of his magical castles on Tuesday on Lee Street Beach. He builds almost ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils. If you get lucky, you'll come across an actual castle ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- Four grown men can make a better sand castle than all of the children in Michigan. Castle Grande, a Saturday event sponsored by the Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce brought a ...

Sand and water will take center stage on Aug. 5-6 at a sand castle carving competition in St. Helens, Oregon. Professional sand carvers from across the country are set to bring their skills and ...

See creations by award-winning sand carvers at the Sand Island Marina and Campground Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm. Enjoy a free Patrick Lamb Jazz Concert Friday at 6 pm. There are ...

As building blocks go, pancakes fall low on the list. But a successful sand castle, I learned, starts with pancakes. A tall stack. Turns out those plastic molds I had packed with sand — only to dump ...

Sand castle artist Frank Russo is in his own world when he's creating one of his sculptures -- even in a public place. "When I am building, everything else around me goes away," Russo says on a recent ...

OUTER BANKS, North Carolina (WRAL) — Thousands of families visit the Outer Banks to climb the incredible sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge each year. Many have no idea, however, what’s hidden beneath the ...