La Jolla, CA
The seals at Children's Pool are the main attraction and they don't charge admission.
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La Jolla Cove is one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in California — free to visit, free to snorkel, free to watch the seals argue about rock space. Torrey Pines has hiking with ocean views, Birch Aquarium is world-class, the sea cave kayak tours are unforgettable, and the Comedy Store La Jolla has been running since 1976. All of this in a village you can walk end to end. Sunny Jim Sea Cave is the only sea cave in California you can access by land — 145 steps down through a tunnel from The Cave Store on Coast Blvd. $10 and worth every step.
La Jolla Cove, Children's Pool Beach, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve — all free.
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La Jolla Cove
La Jolla Cove · Free marine reserve with sea lions, snorkeling, and cliffs — get there early
Children's Pool Beach
La Jolla Cove · Harbor seals took over a beach and now they're the main attraction — free, always
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Torrey Pines · Cliff trails with Pacific views that don't feel real — arrive before 10am on weekends
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
La Jolla Shores · 9,000 animals, real touchable tide pools, and ocean views — a fraction of SeaWorld's price
Everyday California / La Jolla Kayak
La Jolla Shores · Paddle through seven sea caves past sea lions and kelp forests — the La Jolla experience
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Entertainment & Experiences
Prospect Street / La Jolla Village
La Jolla Village
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
La Jolla Village
Windansea Beach
Windansea
Torrey Pines Gliderport
Torrey Pines
Guides for La Jolla, CA
If it rains
The Cave Store / Sunny Jim Sea Cave
$10 adults, $6 kids 3-17
The Comedy Store La Jolla
$20-35 cover, two-drink minimum
If it's nice out
Prospect Street / La Jolla Village
Free to walk; First Thursday galleries free
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
$24.50 adults, $19.50 kids 3-17
La Jolla Cove
Free
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Children's Pool Beach
Open 24/7; viewing best during daytime
Shell Beach Tide Pools
Open 24/7; best at low tide
Windansea Beach
Open 24/7
The Comedy Store La Jolla
Shows Wed-Mon, typically 8pm and 10pm
La Jolla Shores
Open 24/7; lifeguards 9am-dusk (summer)
La Jolla Ecological Reserve
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La Jolla Village · La Jolla Cove · La Jolla Shores · Torrey Pines · Windansea · Bird Rock
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