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In a world full of Instagram models, Mia Sand, The Iron Mermaid from Copenhagen is in a class of her own.

Tateh Lehbib Breica, 27, is building houses from made of plastic bottles in Algeria. According to him, the homes are much more resistant to the extreme climate in the area. The houses are built of plastic bottles filled with sand …

You’ve heard of sand castles, but we’re willing to bet you’ve never seen a sand dog before.

The Zand Hotel is a giant sand castle in the Netherlands constructed by event organizers for Global PowWow. The hotel took four weeks to build and has 60 rooms that are open for business.

These drawings are etched onto single grains of sand.

These’ll put your little bucket-and-shovel jobs to shame.

These awesome sand sculptures are consider the best in the world.

A California teen survived for 30 minutes after his sand tunnel collapsed earlier this week, with rescuers frantically digging to try to find him.

Very cute kittens.

Located in the French Bay of Arcachon and named the Great Dune of Pyla, this huge sand dune stretches three kilometers and reaches a height of 130 meters.

Grains of sand under a microscope.

The Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 254 km (156 mile) ultramarathon, which is the equivalent to six regular marathons. This multiday race is held every year in the southern Moroccan desert. It is considered the toughest foot race on …

Amazing photos from the World Championship of Sand Sculpting in Federal Way, Washington.

A nice collection of Star Wars sculptures made of sand.