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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Sand Castle University has been playing in the sand for a few years on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Chelsey visited the owner, Janel Hawkins, on the public beach in Gulf Shores.

John Gowdy, who started building sand castles with his own kids about 25 years ago, has all the credentials (and then some) to show you how to build a perfectly good one with your kids. He even ...

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY. NICE. TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW IN HAMPTON BEACH THIS MORNING WHERE THE SAND CASTLES ARE STILL STANDING FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL SAND SCULPTING CLAY. CLASSIC LOVE TO ...

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(Inside Science) -- Beach-goers know that sand castles crumble almost as quickly as they are built, but scientists have long faced the mystery of why similarly-constructed earthen buildings can stand ...