Myrtle Beach ~ Guinness record for world’s tallest sand castle

The world’s tallest sand castle faced The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park… was topped by more than two dozen spires… and was guarded by a pair of gargoyles.

Over 35 foot high, the Myrtle Beach sand castle surpassed the former record holder (32.49 feet tall - built in 2003 in Falmouth, Maine) by more than 3 feet.

City officials, sporting printed T-shirts bearing the official height, watched as a camera-equipped mini-helicopter flew over the 60-foot-wide structure for visual confirmation. The castle is wide enough for six dump trucks to drive through.

Evidence now goes to the Guinness Book of World Records for confirmation. That could take months - far longer than the eight days it took six professionals to build the castle.

Source and Photos: Lisa Fleisher, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC