Like the condos in Myrtle Beach, the annual sand castle tournaments get taller and taller...

Myrtle Beach Has World's Tallest Sand Castle
Sand castle wars" continue between Myrtle Beach, SC and Virginia Beach, VA

Monday, Jun 04, 2007 - 03:16 PM
ABC News

Myrtle Beach, SC -- The "sand castle wars" waged between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia continue. Myrtle Beach announced Monday, 6/4, that it has built the tallest sand castle in the world, measured at 49.55 feet.

That seemingly gives them the title, besting a record held by Virginia Beach where a 37.9 foot sand castle was erected during last year's Neptune Festival.

How long Myrtle Beach can lay claim to being the king of the sand castles is anyone's guess because the 2007 Virginia Neptune fest won't be held until late September.

For now, though, the sand castle on Ocean Boulevard celebrating Myrtle Beach's annual Sun Fun Festival is a chart topper. And that's even after Tropical Storm Barry damaged the structure this weekend. Barry's winds blew and rains came, but the castle withstood the worse and still beat the previous record.

Sculptors molded over 300 truck loads of sand to form the castle adorned with well known landmarks and advertising logos familiar to anyone visiting the Myrtle Beach area.
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