34 Cool Things to Build in Minecraft When You’re Bored

Stuck on what to build next in Minecraft? Here is a list of 34 cool building ideas to get you going again. There is something for every player whether you’re on survival or creative: houses, statues, bridges, castles, and plenty more.

Pick a project that you think will be fun to build and make sure the difficulty level is manageable. If your project is too ambitious, you might get frustrated after a few hours and quit. It can be a good idea to split your build into smaller parts so you get a feeling of progress along the way. For example, when building a castle, start with the walls, then add a tower, then more towers and connecting rooms.

Every idea below has a difficulty rating. If big builds burn you out, stick to the ones marked easy!

Remember, if you’re playing in survival mode, gathering materials is part of the process. Large projects like skyscrapers will require gathering lots of materials. On the other hand, creative mode lets you focus on building without worrying about supplies.

Here is a list of 34 building ideas for Minecraft, all built by us!

1. Castle

Difficulty: Varies

Castles are a top choice for a Minecraft build. After all, who wouldn’t want to live in their very own fortress? Castles are usually straightforward to build because they usually only need easier materials like stone and wood. Castles can range from a small fortress with a few connected towers to a giant walled city.

There are many things you can add to your castle: a wooden gate, a water or lava moat with a bridge, fountains, gardens, and so on. As an added bonus, adding walls or moats will keep hostile mobs outside of your base! Just remember that spiders can climb straight up walls, so give the top of your walls an edge that sticks out one block. If any mobs get too close, you can use a bow to take them out.

The castle above mixes stone bricks with a little cobblestone, andesite, and cracked or mossy bricks so the walls don’t look flat. The main tower is in the middle of the courtyard, and the space outside the moat has a tournament field with striped tents, an archery range, a trebuchet, and a small market on the road up to the gate. Filling the area around a castle can give some more life to the build.

I suggest starting small and expanding as you need more space. There have been so many times where I started building a massive castle which ended up being too ambitious. For more inspiration, see our castle ideas.

2. Mansion

Difficulty: Moderate

Building a mansion in Minecraft survival mode can be rewarding and fun. Customize your own bedroom, storage spaces, hallways, staircases, and more. You can go one step further and build a fancy fence around your property and build a nice garden or fountain in front of your home. For more inspiration, try looking up real-life mansions as a reference.

The mansion above has a main rectangle that branches out on each side, a porch with quartz columns in the middle, and white stone trim around every window. Stone fence posts with iron bars make the fence look expensive without much effort. Since the windows are bigger, it’s worth furnishing the rooms behind them, otherwise the house looks empty from the drive.

Don’t want to design the mansion yourself? Try finding a woodland mansion and renovate it to your liking. Cartographer villagers sell maps that lead to one.

3. Town

Difficulty: Moderate to Hard

Create a collection of buildings in a similar style and connect them with roads to make your very own Minecraft town. Each building can have a different purpose, for example a blacksmith for weapons and armor, library for enchanting, restaurant for food, and so on. For added protection, build walls to protect from creepers and keep other mobs away.

Some popular Minecraft building styles can include medieval stone and wood, traditional Asian buildings, wintery Viking buildings, or desert-themed designs with sandstone. A town project offers a variety of structures to add and customize and you can always expand as needed.

In the town above, every house uses the same wooden style, but the wall materials, roof colors, heights, and chimneys change from one house to the next. That keeps the streets from looking copied and pasted. The market square in the middle gives the roads somewhere to lead to. Farm fields, a windmill, and a small merchant camp outside the walls let you gather food and supplies outside of the town.

Some more ideas for town buildings include banks, hospitals or medical clinics, storage rooms, hotels, and town halls.

4. Modern City

Difficulty: Hard

Building a modern city with skyscrapers, paved roads, lamp posts, parks, and sidewalks is a huge undertaking, but can be quite rewarding if you have plenty of patience. Since this project involves a lot of repetitive tasks (like stacking multiple floors on a skyscraper), it will be more difficult on survival Minecraft.

Concrete is the go-to block for a modern look, and it now comes in stairs and slabs too. Use them for curbs, sidewalks, and rooftops in any of the 16 colors.

The city above uses black, gray, and light gray concrete for the roads, a raised concrete slab for the sidewalks and curbs, and a different glass color for each tower’s windows. Glass towers look hollow if you leave them empty, so give each floor a solid core in the middle and some lights in the ceiling. Small details can make a big difference for this kind of build, for example block cars on the road, billboards, traffic lights at the crossings, bus stops, and under construction towers with a crane.

This kind of build can also be done using WorldEdit (available as a Minecraft server plugin or as a single player mod). Alternatively, you could always do this in survival mode with a group of friends to split up the workload.

5. Farm

Difficulty: Easy

Every Minecraft player needs a farm in Minecraft to grow food and supplies. You can start with a simple farm with the essentials like trees and wheat and expand into a more complex farm with a windmill and barn. Another option is to build an indoor or underground farm, but this can take more effort because you’ll have to dig an open space and crops need light to grow (torches and lanterns can work for this).

A cool idea could be to build a greenhouse of glass, using natural light to grow your crops and the walls will keep out animals and mobs.

The barn above has a steep slope and a flatter top, which is the best way to make a barn look like a real barn. Red terracotta walls with spruce posts and a dark oak roof are good building materials. Each crop field has a water channel down the middle, since water blocks are required to keep the farmland hydrated. A silo, orchard, chicken coop, and couple of scarecrows fill in the rest.

6. Gardens

Difficulty: Easy

Gardens can go well with almost any type of build, whether it’s a town or simply the front of your house. Decorate your garden using flowers, trees, gravel pathways, benches, and water features. Fountains make a nice centerpiece for gardens, but it can be tricky getting the water flow just right.

To gather flowers for your garden, you can either use bonemeal on grass to grow them or find them naturally throughout the world. Keep in mind that some biomes will have much more flowers than others.

The garden above is laid out around gravel paths, with a fountain in the middle and flower beds around it. A gazebo, stone urns, and a pergola walkway with lanterns give you places to enjoy in your garden.

For an autumn garden, gather red shrubs from the dappled forest biome. Using bone meal on a red shrub grows another one next to it, so a few plants are enough to fill a whole bed.

7. Famous Landmark

Difficulty: Hard

Find inspiration by searching for photos of famous landmarks and use them as a reference for building something impressive in Minecraft. Some examples of cool real buildings could include famous castles like Neuschwanstein, the Eiffel tower, Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty. If you enjoy traveling, you could pick the favorite thing you saw on your travels.

The Eiffel Tower we built above uses brown terracotta for the main beams and dark oak fences for the criss-cross lattice in between, which is close to the real tower’s bronze color. The hardest part is the curve of the legs. Plan the width of the tower at each level before you start, and the curve takes care of itself. A park, a river, a carousel, and cafe tables around the base give some personality to the landmark.

8. Fountain

Difficulty: Easy

Fountains can range from simple designs to elaborate structures. They make a good decoration for gardens, castle courtyards, or even indoors. Creating steps for water to flow and using blocks such as glowstone or glass can add some charm.

In the fountain above, water pours out of the top of the center column into the top level, and each tier below holds its own pool. Glowstone set under the bottom pool lights the water from underneath at night. Putting the fountain in the middle of a square, with shops, cafe tables, and benches around it turns a simple decoration into the centerpiece of a town.

For more inspiration and detailed examples, check out our Minecraft fountain ideas.

9. Underground City

Difficulty: Hard

To build a city underground, look for a large underground ravine or carve out a large space using TNT. Add windows in the walls, hang vines for a natural touch, and have columns of water or lava for a dramatic effect. Don’t forget that if you would like to add farms or trees, you’ll need some height in your space.

We built the above city into both walls of a ravine, with house fronts stacked on top of each other and wooden walkways along each level. Behind every window there is a small lit room, so the walls glow instead of showing bare stone. Clusters of shroomlight in the ceiling work as sun lamps, and there is a garden with trees, mushroom farm, and market along the river.

On a Minecraft server I played in the past, there was a really impressive underground “vault” city that was dug out by the players. It had long hallways with doors to rooms and a huge atrium with trees and a garden. There were even secret hallways and rooms as well. If you enjoy digging, an underground city can be a rewarding challenge. For more inspiration, see our Minecraft underground base ideas.

10. Pyramid

Difficulty: Easy

Pyramids are usually built in desert biomes using sandstone or sand, and are a great place to put a beacon. To keep an authentic Egyptian theme, try decorating the outside with pools, columns, and sphinx statues.

Pyramid building is fairly straightforward, even in survival Minecraft. Build a large square and then keep stacking smaller squares until you reach the top of the pyramid. You can also find a naturally generated pyramid in a desert biome and renovate it to your liking.

The pyramid above is covered in sandstone stairs, which smooths out the steps into proper slopes. Don’t forget that your beacon needs a base of iron, gold, emerald, diamond, or netherite blocks under it to get the beam going. An avenue of columns, obelisks, a pool with palm trees, and a camel caravan add decoration to the pyramid.

11. Arch

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Archways are an impressive entrance to a town, base, or any build. They are fun to build and can be made of basic materials like stone or more luxurious materials like diamond or gold. It’s up to you whether you want a detailed monument or a smaller doorway to an area.

The arch above is a solid block of stone bricks with a round opening through it, and it gets its detail from quartz columns and a line of gold blocks along the top. Walls running off each side make it feel like a real town gate. Banner poles along the road, a fountain plaza, and columns out front give people a reason to walk up to it.

12. Library

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Design a building or cozy side-room with bookcases, wood, red carpets, and stained glass, or even just a fancy enchanting area. Wooden shelves are great for showing off books and trophies and there are many colors of wood to pick from. For extra fun, use pistons to create hidden passages behind the bookcases. For more ideas, see our library builds article.

Libraries are the ideal place to put your enchanting tables and potion brewing stands. To access the best enchantments in Minecraft, place bookshelves around the enchanting table with a one-block gap between them. Even if you don’t want to build a large library, a small one near your storage room works perfectly.

The library above lines every wall with bookshelves, so the stained glass windows show books from the outside. A round reading room with a copper dome sits on one end, and an open porch lined with poplar shelves sits on the other side.

13. Cathedral

Difficulty: Hard

The world is full of impressive churches and cathedrals and building one in Minecraft can be challenging but satisfying. Building an detailed cathedral can keep you busy for hours on end. To help you guide your design, look for reference photos of famous cathedrals online. Don’t forget to include stained glass!

The cathedral above follows the classic layout with a tall middle section with lower sides and towers over the main doors. A round window of stained glass sits between the towers. Inside there are rows of pews, an altar, and chandeliers.

14. Fancy Nether Portal

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Nether portals don’t need to be plain obsidian rectangles and there are so many ways to decorate them. Consider creating a decorated room just for your nether portal or make a large outdoor nether portal. Don’t forget, nether portals can be much larger than the standard, minimum size, all the way up to a 23 by 23 block frame.

As an added bonus, placing your nether portal in a separate room will keep away any mobs that wander through. For materials, I recommend using materials found in the nether such as quartz, netherrack, nether brick, or lava. This will make sure your portal still keeps its nether theme.

The portal above is framed with polished blackstone and has red nether brick towers with lava behind glass. Netherrack and crimson nylium spread out into the grass around it, as if the nether is leaking through. A nether wart farm, a brewing stand, and armor stands wearing netherite armor make it a useful place to stop on your way in or out.

For more inspiration, we have created a guide on nether portal design.

15. Fancy Storage Room

Difficulty: Easy

Storage rooms are an important part of any house or base in Minecraft. They can be spacious, organized, and stylishly decorated. If you have the resources, use expensive blocks like diamond, gold, or emerald blocks in your storage room to show off your wealth and game progress.

The storage room above uses dark deepslate walls with dark oak posts, and the chests sit under rows of barrels with item frames on them, so you can see what goes where. Down the middle is a row of copper chests and a copper golem can take items out of the copper chests and sort them into the regular chests nearby.

For more tips on designing your storage room, see our guide. Don’t forget an ender chest for items you want to access anywhere!

16. Floating Base

Difficulty: Moderate to Hard

Floating bases aren’t just for Skyblock. Start by building a large platform up in the clouds, bring up construction materials, and start building your base. A happy ghast makes this much easier, since it can fly you and up to three players up to the platform. Don’t forget a safe way to return to the ground, such as a ladder, slime block, or water pool.

The base we built above sits on an island with a rough, rocky underside that narrows to a point, which looks more natural than a flat platform. Hanging roots and vines under the edges help too. There is a docking platform for the happy ghast, a ladder shaft through the island with slime blocks at the bottom, and smaller floating islands and hot-air balloon nearby.

As an added perk, if you are playing on a PvP server, a base in the clouds can keep you hidden from other players. It is a good way to maintain privacy, as long as your build isn’t too visible from the ground.

Sky bases are one of many survival Minecraft challenges. There are also many Minecraft modpacks such as SkyFactory which add bigger twists and objectives.

17. Docks

Difficulty: Easy

Try creating a village right on the water, using wooden sidewalks to connect each building. You can also build decorative boats from wood to add some decoration. As an added bonus, docks can be a relaxing and scenic place to do your fishing.

In the docks we built above, every walkway stands on log pillars that go all the way down to the seabed, so nothing looks like it is floating. The houses sit on their own decks off the main pier, and a fish market, sailboat, and rowing boats pulled up on the beach add the finishing touches.

For the best results, place your dock where there is plenty of water to work with. Rivers are typically too narrow and a beach on the ocean is often better. For more examples, see our Minecraft dock designs.

18. Tree house

Difficulty: Moderate

To get started with a tree house, you can either find a forest or build a giant tree to work with. Add structures to the treetops and connect them with bridges across the branches. Be careful if fire spread is enabled as tree houses can burn down!

There are many different themes you can pick depending on the biome. For an autumn look, build in a dappled forest biome and for a more rugged look, build in a jungle biome.

The tree house above is built in a giant tree with a thick trunk and branches that reach out to hold each hut. Rope bridges connect the huts, a spiral stair winds around the trunk, and a lookout deck with a flag sits on the very top. Down on the ground there is a small camp with a tent and a fire pit.

19. Sewers

Difficulty: Moderate

Dig out a network of underground tunnels near your base and fill them with a shallow layer of water. Adding decorations such as iron bars, vines, and lily pads can add life to the sewer tunnels.

To add some functionality, you could use the tunnels for transportation with minecarts. It’s also a good idea to add pathways on the side so you don’t need to walk through the mucky waters.

The sewers above use arched brick tunnels that meet up. Mixing in mossy and cracked bricks makes the walls look old and damp. Copper pipes made from lightning rods run along the walls, dripstone hangs from the ceiling, and water pours in from drain spouts.

For extra mystery, hide secret hallways behind levers, pressure plates, and piston doors. It’s up to you whether you want to include hidden treasure or prizes in the hidden areas.

20. Subway

Difficulty: Easy

A minecart subway system is a great way to transport yourself to different parts of your Minecraft world. Simply dig a long underground tunnel and add ‘stops’ or ‘stations’ along the way with exits to the world above. The subway system could even be used to link different builds or player bases on a multiplayer world.

The subway station we built above has a platform between the tracks, quartz columns, and white tiled walls with a blue stripe. A train built from blocks waits at the platform. It doesn’t move, but it makes the station look like a real subway station right away. Use powered rails along your real tracks to keep minecarts moving, and add stairs up to a small entrance on the street above. One side is used for decoration with the built subway train and the other side is function for minecarts.

21. Maze

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Mazes are a cool addition to any build and can be easily created using leaves or hedges, especially in garden areas. It’s also possible to build an underground maze or inside a building. To keep things exciting, you could add traps and surprises using pistons like drops, shifting walls, and arrow-shooting dispensers. Be sure to include a reward chest at the end for whoever solves your maze!

If you are playing on survival mode, you’ll need shears or a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment to gather leaf blocks from trees. Shears are the cheaper option and work just as well. Leaves that you place yourself never decay, so your hedges won’t disappear.

The maze above mixes oak and azalea leaves, with a few flowering azalea blocks for color. Lanterns on fence posts along the tops of the hedges help you find your way at night. The reward chest sits in a gazebo in the center, and a viewing tower next to the maze lets your friends watch you get lost.

22. Statue

Difficulty: Varies

If you have an empty hallway or open space in your world, you can fill the space by adding some statues. You can build statues inspired by your favorite items, mobs, animals, or even other players. Statues also make a good decoration for entryways or courtyards.

The knight above leans on a sword in front of him, which is an easier pose to build than one with arms stretched out. Gray blocks for the armor with a red cape make the shape stand out from far away. A pool, curved row of quartz columns, and lights around the base turn it into a more polished statue.

23. Bridge

Difficulty: Varies

If there’s a large river or deep canyon in your Minecraft world, try building a cool bridge to get across the gap. Try using crafted blocks like stone bricks, wood planks, or polished blocks instead of dirt and cobblestone. After all, players crossing the bridge want it to look safe and sturdy.

Add detail with pillars, railings, and lighting to make your bridge stand out and look more stylish. Whether your bridge is simply functional or a masterpiece, it’s sure to be a good addition to your world.

The bridge we built above crosses a deep river. Its stone brick towers carry cables made of dark oak fences that go down in the middle, and iron chains hang down from them to the bridge. A toll booth at one end, carts on the deck, and waterfalls pouring over both edges of the valley make it feel like part of a real road.

24. Lighthouse

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

If you have an empty space near an ocean, a glowing lighthouse makes an impressive landmark. These buildings look best near oceans, so avoid building them in open fields or near a river. For a classic look, use white material with some touches of red (like concrete, wool, or terracotta).

The lighthouse we built above narrows slightly as it goes up, which makes it look much taller than a straight tower. The lamp room at the top is glass around a column of sea lanterns and glowstone, under a copper roof. A cottage and landing stage with a boat add to the build.

If you like working with redstone, you can even make the light rotate by adding a ring of redstone lamps one after another with a redstone clock.

25. Boat

Difficulty: Moderate to Hard

If you build a boat out of blocks yourself, it won’t be able to sail and move around. However, most people can’t deny that boats add a nice decoration to the ocean! Most players will build boats out of wood with sails made from wool. Your boat can be as simple as a small sailboat or as large as a cruise liner with sleeping cabins, dining areas, and observation decks.

The ship above has a frame that curves in toward the front and narrows below the waterline. There’s a yellow stripe along the side and raised cabin room at the back. Build part of the ship under the water too, or the ship will look like it is unfinished and sitting on top of the sea.

26. Penthouse Suite

Difficulty: Moderate to Hard

If you are building a city with skyscrapers, try adding a penthouse suite to the top of the skyscraper. From this height, it’s easy to overlook your Minecraft world and keep an eye on things from above. For a more classic look, keep a modern design and get inspiration from big city TV shows.

The penthouse we built above is set back from the edge of the tower so it has an open balcony on every side. There is a pool with a glass edge, loungers, hot tub, and a small roof garden. A helicopter on the upper roof is a fun finishing touch.

27. Clock Tower

Difficulty: Easy

Clock towers are a great addition to any town, regardless of the overall style. They are usually simple to build and can use a variety of different building materials like logs or stone.

The clock tower we built above has a round clock on each side, made from smooth quartz with a dark border, gold hour marks, and black hands. Above the clock is an open area with a bell, small pillars on the corners, and a pointed roof. The market stalls and fountain in the square around it make it the centerpiece of the town.

Unfortunately, it won’t be able to tell you the time (unless you are a redstone wizard), but it’s a nice landmark to add to your world regardless!

28. Bank and Vault

Difficulty: Moderate

The vaults of a bank are a unique and secure way to store your items in Minecraft. Build a bank with a hidden entrance leading to an underground vault to stash valuables. After all, what better place to keep your gold and diamonds than locked up underground in blast-proof obsidian?

To make the build realistic, build the vault with strong materials like obsidian with different rooms for item categories. Obsidian can’t be blown up with TNT, and it takes a diamond or netherite pickaxe to mine. For extra security, lock access to each floor or room from a central security office. Iron doors only open with a button, lever, or pressure plate, so they are perfect for this.

The bank above is a quartz building with columns, bars on the ground floor windows, and a banking hall with a counter inside. A staircase inside the hall leads down to the obsidian storage vault.

29. Restaurant or Tavern

Difficulty: Easy

You will want a convenient place to store and grab your food. Sure, you could put it in your storage chests, but where is the fun in that? Instead, try building a restaurant, kitchen, or tavern complete with a seating area and a spot to pick up food. Your friends and visitors will love it as well if you’re playing on a multiplayer server.

Cushions make the seating area actually work. Place one on a bench or right on the floor and you can sit on it. They come in all 16 colors, and each one is crafted from three wool slabs of the same color.

The tavern above has a covered patio out front with tables, stair benches with cushions on them, and lanterns hanging from the beams. A takeaway window in the side wall is a spot for you or your visitors to pick up food. A stable, a stone brewhouse, and a little stage for music make it a place people would want to visit.

For a fun building twist, try recreating a fast-food restaurant from real life!

30. Hospital

Difficulty: Moderate

Another addition to your Minecraft world could be to add a medical clinic or hospital for yourself and visitors. A medical clinic could be a small building with basic supplies and beds, and a hospital could include a reception, emergency room, patient wards, and a helipad.

Using white materials like wool, quartz, or concrete can make a red “H” or cross stand-out. You want your visitors to be able to recognize the building as a medical area easily.

Adding a regeneration beacon will heal players inside the building and make the area functional. Regeneration is only available on a full four-level beacon pyramid, so plan for the extra blocks.

The hospital above hides its beacon pyramid on the roof, where the iron blocks match the white walls. It has a big red cross on the front, an ambulance bay with a parked ambulance, beds lined up behind the glass in the wards, and a helicopter on the helipad.

31. Courthouse

Difficulty: Moderate

Building a courthouse is a nice addition for any town and can be located near a town square or town hall. Inside, add a seating area for spectators, and a front area for the judge, defendant, and prosecutors. A jail can be added in the basement which can also be functional for punishing rule-breaking players on a multiplayer server.

Many courthouses in real-life are decorated with wood on the inside (including floors, walls, ceiling, and benches), even if the exterior is made from stone or another material.

The courthouse that we built above uses smooth sandstone for the walls, quartz columns across the front, and a clock set into the triangle over the entrance. The dome is made from weathered copper, which has a green tint. Inside, the courtroom has a raised judge’s bench and rows of wooden benches, and our attempt at building a Lady Justice statue stands in the square outside.

32. Prison

Difficulty: Moderate

Prison servers are popular on Minecraft, so why not build your own in your world? Be sure to include a secure fence around your prison, complete with watchtowers and ditches.

A well-designed prison is self-sustaining with cell blocks, a cafeteria, security rooms, and more. It’s important to use redstone to incorporate security features such as locked doors.

The prison we built above has a water-filled ditch, an iron bar fence, and a high stone wall with a watchtower on each corner. Inside the walls are a cell block with barred windows, a hall, an exercise yard, and a small farm. Each cell has a bed and cauldron, and guards stand in the towers and the gate.

33. Pixel Art

Difficulty: Varies

Building 2-Dimensional art in Minecraft is simple with colored blocks like concrete, terracotta, or wool. It might be a good idea to create a design outside of the game to follow, or use a reference that is already made.

Popular ideas for pixel art include flags, iconic items like diamonds, mobs or animals, and other player skins. For patterns instead of pictures, glazed terracotta works well too.

The pixel art above is a sunset scene. The sky fades from orange through pink and purple to blue by mixing wool and concrete, since the two blocks have slightly different shades of the same colors. Dark mountains and pine trees sit against the sky, and the sun reflects in the lake below. The scaffolding next to it is how you reach the top rows in survival.

34. Cottage

Difficulty: Easy

A cottage on a lake or river makes a cozy and charming home. It could be used as a vacation retreat, a second home near resources, or a relaxing fishing spot.

If you’re building the cottage far away from your other buildings, use a minecart rail for easy transport. A straw bed is a good thing to have, since it lets you sleep through the night without moving your spawn point away from your main base. Just remember each straw bed only works once so keep a chest of them nearby.

The cottage above is small with stone walls, spruce frame, and covered porch facing the lake. A dock and a boathouse sit on the water, and a vegetable garden, woodpile, beehives, and a laundry line in the yard. A minecart track runs behind the cottage with a covered stop.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make a Minecraft build look less flat?

Give your walls some depth. Set windows one block into the wall, push pillars and beams one block out, and let roofs hang over the edges. Stick to a small palette of three or four blocks, then mix in a few cracked, mossy, or darker variants so large walls don’t look like one flat color. Stairs, slabs, and trapdoors make great trim around windows and doors.

How do you stop mobs from spawning inside your builds?

Light it up. In current versions of Minecraft, hostile mobs only spawn where the block light level is 0, so any torch, lantern, or glowing block nearby keeps a spot safe. Check big rooms, basements, and rooftops, since those dark corners are where mobs usually sneak in.

Can you copy a build from creative into survival?

Yes, but it takes commands. Structure blocks can save a build and load it again somewhere else, and you can only get them with the /give command. In a real survival world, the usual way is to use your creative build as a reference and rebuild it by hand.

That concludes our list of 34 cool things to build in Minecraft! Did you build one of these, or do you have an idea we should add to the list? Leave a comment below, we do read them!