To make sand castles that are worthy of prize money takes custom tools. For a look inside a pro's toolkit, Popular Mechanics talked to the world's top builders. Here are their secrets.

Amazing Modernist Sandcastles Sculpted by Calvin Seibert Seifert uses simple tools to craft the details: two plastic putty knives and a five-gallon bucket to fill with extra sand.

As part of the 2018 International Surf Festival A Sand Castle building contest took place on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier Sunday morning August 5, 2018. Sarah Kessler of Manhattan ...

Creative sand sculptors took part in the annual Sand Castle Contest at Eastbury Pond on July 19 and 20.The contest, presented by Glastonbury Parks and Recreation, is for kids only, but don’t ...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- More than 200 competitors brought their creativity to the sandy beaches of Manhattan Beach. They were competing in the International Surf Festival's sand castle design ...

The 52nd annual Manhattan Beach Sand Castle Design Contest is this Sunday morning from 8am to 10am. Kick off your flip-flops and come out to watch artists of all ages strut their sandy stuff.