Until they’re ready to climb the 144 stairs back up to the Cave Store. Once they’ve reached the opening, visitors can linger on the platform overlooking the sea and take pictures.
The Cave Store tunnel provides an intimate setting for a date.Ī trip to the interior of the Sunny Jim Sea Cave requires going down 144 stairs - typically it takes about five minutes - and visitors sometimes have to crouch to get under the low ceiling. This is the only sea cave in California that’s accessible by land, so it’s well worth a trip to check it out. The Cave Store has an ideal location on Coast Boulevard and was created for the express purpose of running tours to the mouth of Sunny Jim Sea Cave. The Cave Store offers a glimpse of the beauty of the area with self-guided tours through a man-made tunnel to the water’s edge. La Jolla is famous for its picturesque coves and cliffs, and it has long attracted couples seeking beauty and adventure. “Tours are private, self-guided, and approximately 15 to 20 minutes in duration.” Take a Self-Guided Tour of Sunny Jim Sea Cave “Inside the infamous Cave Store, a century-old bootlegger’s tunnel leads through the sandstone cliffs of La Jolla Cove into Sunny Jim’s sea cave,” according to the website. Couples can book a reservation online to enjoy an affordable, socially distant, and unique daytime date excursion. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children between 3 and 17 years old. The Cave Store invites visitors to enter the underground entrance, descend the stairway, and see Sunny Jim’s Sea Cave from a different perspective. Today, the original Schulz residence has been refurbished into The Cave Store, a low-key tourist destination for adventure seekers in the area. Rumor has it that the tunnel was used by smugglers carrying bootlegged alcohol and opium into San Diego. Two Chinese laborers dug the underground tunnel in 1902, and a German mining engineer named Gustav Schulz established his residence at its entrance. The Cave Store offers the unique opportunity to access the Sunny Jim Sea Cave by land through a 144-step stairway leading down to the water’s edge.
The Sunny Jim Sea Cave offers a beautiful view of the water.
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