World's Tallest Sandcastle

World's Tallest Sandcastle Johan SWE (Atlas Obscura User)

The first thing you see on the left-hand side when entering the small, idyllic beach town of Blokhus in northwestern Denmark is this mega-tall, golden, pyramid-shaped sandcastle. It’s so tall that in the summer of 2021, it was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest in the world. The castle is a towering 69.5 feet high, has a 98 feet base, and weighs 6,400 tons.

To make the structure survive the winters, up to 10% of clay was mixed with the angular sand. There is also a layer of glue on top.

Characteristics from the region, such as lighthouses, marine animals, and beach houses, have been integrated into the sculpture. There is also a reminder of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic.

It took a team of international sand sculptors, supervised by Dutch artist Wilfred Stijger, a little over one month to build the sandcastle.

Know Before You Go

There is free access to the World's Tallest Sandcastle. It's found on the parking lot outside The Sculpture Park on the outskirts of Blokhus.

Several regional buses (no. 77, 92, 99, 200 and 621) stop nearby at the Kirkevej (Vesterhavsvej/Hune) bus stop. It's also possible to walk to the sandcastle from the center of Blokhus in about 15 minutes' time.