diff --git a/src/world/block_entity.rs b/src/world/block_entity.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b4b0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/block_entity.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Andrew Brower.
+ * This file is part of Crawlspace.
+ *
+ * Crawlspace is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Crawlspace is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with Crawlspace. If not, see
+ * <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, Error, Result};
+use fastnbt::Value;
+
+macro_rules! get_tag {
+    ($data:expr, $tag_kind:path, $tag_name:literal) => {{
+        {
+            let tag = $data.get($tag_name);
+
+            let Some(tag) = tag else {
+                bail!("Unable to find tag {}: {:?}", $tag_name, $data);
+            };
+
+            match tag {
+                $tag_kind(v) => v.to_owned(),
+                e => bail!(
+                    "Improper tag kind found searching for {}: {:?}",
+                    $tag_name,
+                    e
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+    }};
+}
+
+macro_rules! get_tag_opt {
+    ($data:expr, $tag_kind:path, $tag_name:literal) => {{
+        let tag = $data.get($tag_name);
+
+        match tag {
+            Some($tag_kind(v)) => Some(v.to_owned()),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }};
+}
+
+pub struct BlockEntity {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub keep_packed: bool,
+    pub x: i32,
+    pub y: i32,
+    pub z: i32,
+    pub other_tags: Box<dyn BlockEntityTags>,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntity {
+    pub fn try_parse(value: Value) -> Result<Self> {
+        let Value::Compound(data) = value else {
+            bail!(
+                "try_parse was called with a value that is not a compound: {:?}",
+                value
+            );
+        };
+
+        let id = get_tag!(data, Value::String, "id");
+        trace!("Parsing {id}");
+
+        let other_tags: Box<dyn BlockEntityTags> = match id.as_str() {
+            "minecraft:barrel" => Box::new(BarrelBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?),
+            "minecraft:brewing_stand" => Box::new(BrewingStandBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?),
+            "minecraft:campfire" => Box::new(CampfireBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?),
+            "minecraft:chiseled_bookshelf" => {
+                Box::new(ChiseledBookshelfBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?)
+            }
+            "minecraft:sign" => Box::new(SignBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?),
+            "minecraft:skull" => Box::new(SkullBlockEntityTags::try_parse(&data)?),
+            t => unimplemented!("Got block with tag {t}, but it isn't implemented"),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            id,
+            keep_packed: get_tag!(data, Value::String, "keepPacked") == "true",
+            x: get_tag!(data, Value::Int, "x"),
+            y: get_tag!(data, Value::Int, "y"),
+            z: get_tag!(data, Value::Int, "z"),
+            other_tags,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BlockEntityItem {
+    pub slot: i8,
+    pub id: String,
+    pub count: i32,
+}
+
+pub trait BlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized;
+}
+
+pub struct SignBlockEntityTags {
+    pub is_waxed: bool,
+    pub front_text: SignText,
+    pub back_text: SignText,
+}
+
+pub struct SignText {
+    pub has_glowing_text: bool,
+    pub color: String,
+    pub messages: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+fn byte_to_bool(byte: i8) -> bool {
+    matches!(byte, 0)
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for SignBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let front_text_tag = get_tag!(from, Value::Compound, "front_text");
+        let back_text_tag = get_tag!(from, Value::Compound, "back_text");
+
+        let front_messages = get_tag!(front_text_tag, Value::List, "messages")
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| match v {
+                Value::String(s) => s.to_owned(),
+                _ => "Unknown".to_owned(),
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let back_messages = get_tag!(back_text_tag, Value::List, "messages")
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| match v {
+                Value::String(s) => s.to_owned(),
+                _ => "Unknown".to_owned(),
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            is_waxed: byte_to_bool(get_tag!(from, Value::Byte, "is_waxed")),
+            front_text: SignText {
+                has_glowing_text: byte_to_bool(get_tag!(
+                    front_text_tag,
+                    Value::Byte,
+                    "has_glowing_text"
+                )),
+                color: get_tag!(front_text_tag, Value::String, "color").to_owned(),
+                messages: front_messages,
+            },
+            back_text: SignText {
+                has_glowing_text: byte_to_bool(get_tag!(
+                    back_text_tag,
+                    Value::Byte,
+                    "has_glowing_text"
+                )),
+                color: get_tag!(back_text_tag, Value::String, "color").to_owned(),
+                messages: back_messages,
+            },
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct CampfireBlockEntityTags {
+    cooking_times: Vec<i32>,
+    cooking_total_times: Vec<i32>,
+    items: Vec<BlockEntityItem>,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for CampfireBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let cooking_times = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "CookingTimes")
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| match v {
+                Value::Int(s) => s.to_owned(),
+                _ => 0,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let cooking_total_times = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "CookingTotalTimes")
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| match v {
+                Value::Int(s) => s.to_owned(),
+                _ => 0,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let items = {
+            let item_compounds = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "Items");
+            let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(item_compounds.len());
+            for c in item_compounds {
+                match c {
+                    Value::Compound(c) => items.push(BlockEntityItem {
+                        slot: get_tag!(c, Value::Byte, "Slot"),
+                        id: get_tag!(c, Value::String, "id"),
+                        count: get_tag!(c, Value::Int, "count"),
+                    }),
+                    t => bail!("Wrong tag type parsing item: {:?}", t),
+                }
+            }
+            items
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            cooking_times,
+            cooking_total_times,
+            items,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ChiseledBookshelfBlockEntityTags {
+    items: Vec<BlockEntityItem>,
+    last_interacted_slot: i32,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for ChiseledBookshelfBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let items = {
+            let item_compounds = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "Items");
+            let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(item_compounds.len());
+            for c in item_compounds {
+                match c {
+                    Value::Compound(c) => items.push(BlockEntityItem {
+                        slot: get_tag!(c, Value::Byte, "Slot"),
+                        id: get_tag!(c, Value::String, "id"),
+                        count: get_tag!(c, Value::Int, "count"),
+                    }),
+                    t => bail!("Wrong tag type parsing item: {:?}", t),
+                }
+            }
+            items
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            items,
+            last_interacted_slot: get_tag!(from, Value::Int, "last_interacted_slot"),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BarrelBlockEntityTags {
+    custom_name: Option<String>,
+    items: Vec<BlockEntityItem>,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for BarrelBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let items = {
+            let item_compounds = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "Items");
+            let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(item_compounds.len());
+            for c in item_compounds {
+                match c {
+                    Value::Compound(c) => items.push(BlockEntityItem {
+                        slot: get_tag!(c, Value::Byte, "Slot"),
+                        id: get_tag!(c, Value::String, "id"),
+                        count: get_tag!(c, Value::Int, "count"),
+                    }),
+                    t => bail!("Wrong tag type parsing item: {:?}", t),
+                }
+            }
+            items
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            custom_name: get_tag_opt!(from, Value::String, "CustomName"),
+            items,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BrewingStandBlockEntityTags {
+    brew_time: i16,
+    custom_name: Option<String>,
+    fuel: i8,
+    items: Vec<BlockEntityItem>,
+    lock: String,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for BrewingStandBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let items = {
+            let item_compounds = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "Items");
+            let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(item_compounds.len());
+            for c in item_compounds {
+                match c {
+                    Value::Compound(c) => items.push(BlockEntityItem {
+                        slot: get_tag!(c, Value::Byte, "Slot"),
+                        id: get_tag!(c, Value::String, "id"),
+                        count: get_tag!(c, Value::Int, "count"),
+                    }),
+                    t => bail!("Wrong tag type parsing item: {:?}", t),
+                }
+            }
+            items
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            brew_time: get_tag!(from, Value::Short, "BrewTime"),
+            custom_name: get_tag_opt!(from, Value::String, "CustomName"),
+            fuel: get_tag!(from, Value::Byte, "Fuel"),
+            items,
+            lock: get_tag!(from, Value::String, "Lock"),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct SkullBlockEntityTags {
+    pub custom_name: Option<String>,
+    pub note_block_sound: Option<String>,
+    pub profile: SkullProfile,
+}
+
+pub enum SkullProfile {
+    String(String),
+    Compound {
+        name: String,
+        id: Vec<i32>,
+        properties: Option<Vec<SkullProperty>>,
+    },
+}
+
+pub struct SkullProperty {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub value: String,
+    pub signature: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl BlockEntityTags for SkullBlockEntityTags {
+    fn try_parse(from: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let profile = match get_tag_opt!(from, Value::String, "profile") {
+            Some(s) => SkullProfile::String(s),
+            None => match get_tag_opt!(from, Value::Compound, "profile") {
+                None => bail!("Profile not present for skull"),
+                Some(c) => {
+                    let id = get_tag!(from, Value::List, "id")
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|v| match v {
+                            Value::Int(s) => s.to_owned(),
+                            _ => 0,
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+
+                    let properties = {
+                        match get_tag_opt!(from, Value::List, "properties") {
+                            None => None,
+                            Some(property_compounds) => {
+                                let mut properties = Vec::with_capacity(property_compounds.len());
+                                for c in property_compounds {
+                                    match c {
+                                        Value::Compound(s) => properties.push(SkullProperty {
+                                            name: get_tag!(s, Value::String, "name"),
+                                            value: get_tag!(s, Value::String, "value"),
+                                            signature: get_tag_opt!(s, Value::String, "signature"),
+                                        }),
+                                        t => bail!("Wrong tag type parsing item: {:?}", t),
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                Some(properties)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    SkullProfile::Compound {
+                        name: get_tag!(c, Value::String, "name"),
+                        id,
+                        properties,
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            custom_name: get_tag_opt!(from, Value::String, "custom_name"),
+            note_block_sound: get_tag_opt!(from, Value::String, "note_block_sound"),
+            profile,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/world/mod.rs b/src/world/mod.rs
index 70c3108..3dbb1c0 100644
--- a/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -17,17 +17,15 @@
  * <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    fs::File,
-    path::Path,
-};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, path::Path};
 
+use block_entity::BlockEntity;
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use fastanvil::Region;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
+mod block_entity;
 pub mod blocks;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -48,6 +46,7 @@ pub struct Chunk {
     #[serde(rename = "LastUpdate")]
     pub _last_update: f64,
     pub sections: Vec<Section>,
+    pub block_entities: Vec<fastnbt::Value>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -139,6 +138,10 @@ pub fn read_world(path: &str) -> Result<World> {
             if (-10..10).contains(&parsed.x_pos) && (-10..10).contains(&parsed.z_pos) {
                 parsed.sections.sort_by_key(|c| c.y);
 
+                parsed.block_entities.clone().into_iter().for_each(|e| {
+                    let _ = BlockEntity::try_parse(e);
+                });
+
                 debug!(
                     "Successfully parsed chunk at {}, {}",
                     parsed.x_pos, parsed.z_pos